Clear-Tone

What Clear-Tone does

Clear-tone Hearing Aids, Inc. is a privately held audiology retailer and hearing-aid manufacturer headquartered at 2323 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, Oklahoma, operating continuously for over 50 years. The company designs and manufactures its own line of hearing aids across six form factors — IIC, CIC, ITC, ITE, RIC, and BTE — and offers feature variants including Bluetooth-enabled streaming models, rechargeable lithium-ion models, and IP68-rated waterproof models, alongside a catalog of wireless accessories (Auracast-ready TV streamer, table and remote microphones, Remote Control 2.0). Beyond its own branded line, Clear-tone retails and services hearing aids from major manufacturers including Starkey, Oticon, Phonak, Widex, Signia, GN Resound, Beltone, Unitron, Siemens, Rexton, Miracle Ear, and SeboTek.

The business operates a single physical clinic with a sales-led, in-person go-to-market. Patient acquisition is driven by free hearing assessments, a risk-free 30-day trial with no restocking fees, broad acceptance of major hearing insurance plans (including Medicare and Medicaid), and financing options. Clinical services — comprehensive hearing evaluations, Real Ear Measurement-verified fittings, hearing aid programming, in-office repairs (90% completed within the hour), and tinnitus treatment including sound therapy and Tinnitus Retraining Therapy — form a recurring professional-services revenue layer on top of device sales. Marketing is concentrated on local SEO, an educational blog on hearing loss and tinnitus, and a large library of video and written patient testimonials that anchor trust-building for a primarily senior consumer base.

Clear-tone's stated market is adults with hearing loss in the Tulsa metro and broader Oklahoma region, with sub-segments including seniors with age-related hearing loss, noise-exposed individuals, tinnitus sufferers, and insurance-covered patients. The company markets an "AI Sound Processing" feature for environmental adaptation, but no proprietary AI model, research output, or differentiated data asset is disclosed; the primary clinical differentiator emphasized is Real Ear Measurement fitting verification. Clear-tone is independent, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, acquisitions, or funding rounds in the source data.

Name

Clear-Tone

Legal name

Clear-tone Hearing Aids, Inc.

Website

https://cleartonehearingaids.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clear-tone Hearing Aids, Inc. is a privately held Tulsa, Oklahoma audiology clinic that designs, manufactures, and retails its own hearing aids across six form factors and services devices from all major manufacturers, serving adult hearing-loss patients in the Tulsa metro with free assessments, REM-verified fittings, repairs, and tinnitus treatment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hearing Aid Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling hearing aids across multiple styles (IIC, CIC, ITC, ITE, RIC, BTE) with varying technology levels from basic to premium. Includes their own manufactured Clear-tone brand as well as other major brands.
2. Hearing Evaluation Services: Comprehensive hearing tests and evaluations including pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, bone conduction testing, and tympanometry performed by audiologists.
3. Repair and Maintenance Services: In-office hearing aid repairs with 90% completed within the hour, manufacturer repairs coordination, and ongoing device maintenance services.
4. Tinnitus Treatment Services: Comprehensive tinnitus management including sound therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), and counseling services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clear-Tone designs and manufactures its own line of advanced hearing aids across six styles (IIC, CIC, ITC, ITE, RIC, BTE), complemented by rechargeable, waterproof, and Bluetooth-enabled variants. The company also delivers professional audiology services including comprehensive hearing evaluations, Real Ear Measurement fitting verification, in-office hearing aid repairs, tinnitus treatment, and a risk-free 30-day trial program, all operated from its single Tulsa, Oklahoma clinic.

Product overview

Clear-Tone Hearing Aids operates as a hearing aid retail and audiology services provider in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offering a portfolio of hearing aid devices across six style categories (IIC, CIC, ITC, ITE, RIC, and BTE), along with specialized rechargeable and waterproof variants and Bluetooth-enabled models. The product portfolio is complemented by a suite of wireless accessories including TV streamers, table microphones, remote microphones, and remote controls that stream audio directly to hearing aids. Clear-Tone also provides clinical services including comprehensive hearing evaluations, Real Ear Measurement fitting verification, hearing aid repairs (90% completed same-day in-office), and tinnitus treatment. A risk-free 30-day trial program is offered for all hearing aid products. The company services all major hearing aid brands including Starkey, Oticon, Widex, Phonak, GN Resound, Beltone, and Signia, in addition to offering its own branded hearing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of repairs completed in-office within the hour
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GN ReSound: Global hearing aid manufacturer known for connectivity and smart-hearing technology. Comparable as a serviced brand and a direct product competitor in the Bluetooth/rechargeable device category Clear-tone emphasizes.
• Widex (WS Audiology): Premium hearing aid manufacturer recognized for natural sound processing technology. Comparable as a brand Clear-tone services and as a competing premium product offering.
• Phonak (Sonova): Leading global hearing aid brand under Sonova, known for rechargeable and Bluetooth-enabled products. Comparable as a brand Clear-tone services and competes with at the device level.
• Signia (WS Audiology): Major hearing aid manufacturer with a strong retail-channel presence. Comparable as both a serviced brand and a competing product line available through local hearing care clinics.
• Starkey: One of the 'Big Five' global hearing aid manufacturers, producing advanced Bluetooth and AI-enabled devices. Comparable as both a product competitor to Clear-tone's own line and a brand whose products Clear-tone services and distributes.
• Oticon: Global hearing aid manufacturer (Demant group) producing premium and mid-tier devices widely dispensed through audiologist channels. Comparable as a brand Clear-tone services and as a product competitor in the same clinical fitting workflow.

Emerging players

• Eargo: Direct-to-consumer hearing aid company selling virtually invisible, rechargeable devices online. Comparable as a digital-native competitor targeting the same hearing-loss demographic Clear-tone serves, but without a clinic footprint.
• Lexie Hearing: DTC and OTC hearing aid brand selling directly to consumers online with remote support. Comparable as a competing distribution model that bypasses the in-clinic fitting workflow Clear-tone relies on for premium pricing.

Direct peers

• Miracle-Ear: Long-established hearing aid retailer with owned and franchised clinics across the US providing hearing tests, fittings, and device sales. Closely comparable business model to Clear-tone's single-clinic, full-service approach.
• Beltone: Major hearing aid manufacturer with a national franchise clinic network offering multi-brand products, professional fittings, and ongoing service. Directly comparable to Clear-tone as both manufacture and retail hearing aids through local provider locations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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