The Truth about Franchise Label Hearing Aids

What most people don't know is that all of the franchise-label hearing aids, like Beltone and Miracle-Ear, have components made by leading hearing aid manufacturers like Siemens and ReSound.  What that means to you is that you can purchase hearing aids that are nearly the equivalent of a Belton or Miracle-Ear and save a bundle in the process.  If you've been shopping for a franchise-lable hearing aid, use hte chart below to find a nearly identical hearing aid at a greatly reduced price.

Beltone Hearing Aids.  Beltone is similar to hearing aids made by the GN ReSound Corporation.  If you are shopping for a Beltone, you can find the equivalent ReSound model for much less.  Here are a few popular models and their equivalent.

Beltone Model ReSound Equivalent
Touch Be
Marq Dot
One Azure
Reach X-Plore
Identity Ziga
Corus Metrix
Edge Pulse

 

Miracle-Ear Hearing Aids.  Miracle-Ear is made with components manufactured by the Siemens Corporation.  If you are shopping for a Miracle-Ear, you can find the equivalent Siemens model for a lot less.  Here are a few popular models and their equivalent.

Miracle-Ear Model Siemens Equivalent
ME 950RIC Centra Active
ME 950 Centra Life
ME - 4 Infiniti Pro
ME - 3 Intuis
ME - 2 Artis
ME - 1 Centra
ME - 1000 Motion/Pure

Audibel & NuEar Hearing Aids.  Audibel & NuEar are manufactured by Starkey.  Here are a few popular models and their equivalent.

Audibel Model NuEar Model Starkey Equivalent
Virtue 16 Rhapsody 1600 Destiny 1600
Virtue 12 Rhapsody 1200 Destiny 1200
Virtue 8 Rhapsody 800 Destiny 800
Virtue 4 Rhapsody 400 Destiny 400
Virtue 2 Rhapsody 200 Destiny 200
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