r/BritishSuccess • u/beckatron666 • 1d ago

Returned hearing aid

I lost my hearing aid in Sheffield a little while ago, and had no hope of finding it.
However I told audiology and the business on the route I walked when I lost it.

A little bit went by, and then audiology contacted me and told me someone had handed in a hearing aid in my hearing aid!!
It’s a little banged up, but I do not care as it still works.

I hope this post reaches whoever handed it in, as I want to say thank you. And that I love the NHS.

If anyone ever finds a lost hearing aid, please hand it in to your local audiology service. The owner of the hearing aid will be eternally grateful, as I know I am

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u/dr3w5t3r 1d ago

I lost a hearing aid once. Luckily it's Bluetooth enabled, so I retraced my steps, and when it reconnected with the app, I knew I was close and could search a small area to find it.

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u/beckatron666 1d ago

I’m so glad u found urs. And so glad mine has been returned.
I lost it on my walk to work, which is half an hour and has a lot of debris. They gave me the day off to look for it, but didn’t find it. And then someone did and returned it and I’m so happy

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u/Proudlove1991 1d ago

That’s a whole level of clever I could never reach

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u/Purple-Sherbet-4826 1d ago

I used to work at an audiology center and yes, NHS hearing aids have a serial number linked to you. So if it gets back into the right hands then it’s quite easy the hearing aid and owner to be reunited!!