Encyclopedia Dubuque
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MIRACLE EAR
MIRACLE EAR. Miracle-Ear began in 1948 with a single hearing aid created by Dahlberg Electronics. In the early 1950s, the company incorporated then-new transistor technology into its hearing aid product, and by the early 2000s, all of the brand’s products were digitally based. The company continued to innovate new technologies to improve hearing aid function, developing proprietary Speech Isolation, new digital noise reduction capabilities and integrated smartphone app functionality.
Owned in 2018 by the Amplifon family of companies based in Plymouth, Minnesota, Miracle-Ear was a worldwide company. Its extensive network of local stores throughout the country offered hearing tests, hearing aid fitting and service help to set them apart from other direct-to-consumer companies with no local presence or way to shop for hearing assistance devices in store.
Instead of selling only by mail-order or over the internet, Miracle-Ear had brick and mortar store locations in all 50 states to provide in-person service from certified representatives. The company also operated the Miracle-Ear Foundation, supplying free hearing aids to adults and children without the financial means, insurance or government support to otherwise acquire a hearing aid device.
The 1993 Dubuque City Directory listed 805 Century Drive.
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"Miracle Ear Review, Online: https://www.retirementliving.com/reviews/miracle-ear