Signal Over Noise: How Fortell Helped Cory Reclaim the Conversation
Cory struggled with hearing aids and eventually decided not to wear them at all. He relied on lip reading for 15 years, until he discovered Fortell.
Real Stories
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March 2026
Cory struggled with hearing aids and eventually decided not to wear them at all. He relied on lip reading for 15 years, until he discovered Fortell.

The story of how Fortell came to be. Most people understand hearing loss as an ear problem. But that’s only half the story.

Most people understand hearing loss as an ear problem. But that’s only half the story.


From the start, our mission at Fortell has been to build a hearing aid worth building: one that would sound meaningfully better in noise.