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On 04/02/2026 18:19, Another John wrote:

I just got issued with hearing aids for the first time - from the NHS. If I lose or break them I have to pay -u50 to have them replaced

Who told you that?

I wear aids (well did till I hoovered them. Smashed them to bits)
emailed NHS Lothian(Scotland) and they sent back a reply


" Good day

Thank you for your email.

An appointment has been booked for you to see the technician at
Lauriston Building on 12/03/2026 at 11:45.

Do you still have the hearing aids? If so, please bring them with to the appointment.

There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids.

Kind regards

Audiology "

I had intimated that I was willing to pay to have them replaced, I think that's why they put the line :-
"There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids".



Mind you there are no prescription charges in Scotland so maybe it's something like that.
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On 06/02/2026 18:45, John Williamson wrote:

as the NHS aids tend to be at the basic end of
the market.

Got to disagree .
More middle of the market not terribly high end but certainly not cheap
crap.
My aids are (were) Phonak, could bluetooth with my phone etc etc.
yes they are of the behind the ear type and are that horrible
pinky-beige (not ideal). But they are fairly unobtrusive not invisible
you can see them if you look but they do not leap out like "normal" earbuds.

Great for listening to podcast/stories on Y ouTube whilst at work ;O)


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Soup <cheez2011@gmail.com> wrote:

On 04/02/2026 18:19, Another John wrote:

I just got issued with hearing aids for the first time - from the NHS.
If I lose or break them I have to pay -u50 to have them replaced

Who told you that?

I wear aids (well did till I hoovered them. Smashed them to bits) emailed NHS Lothian(Scotland) and they sent back a reply

" Good day

Thank you for your email.

An appointment has been booked for you to see the technician at Lauriston Building on 12/03/2026 at 11:45.

Do you still have the hearing aids? If so, please bring them with to the appointment.

There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids.

Kind regards

Audiology "

I had intimated that I was willing to pay to have them replaced, I think that's why they put the line :- "There is no cost for repairing or
replacing hearing aids".

Mind you there are no prescription charges in Scotland so maybe it's something like that.

It's a few years since I lost one of mine. they (specsavers via nhs) have replaced them FOC twice, but each time interrogation as to when I last lost them, I think they reserverthe right to charge if lost too often.
--
braind
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On 24/02/2026 12:18, Soup wrote:

On 04/02/2026 18:19, Another John wrote:

I just got issued with hearing aids for the first time - from the NHS.
If I
lose or break them I have to pay -u50 to have them replaced

Who told you that?

I wear aids (well did till I hoovered them.-a Smashed them to bits)
emailed NHS Lothian(Scotland) and they sent back a reply

" Good day

Thank you for your email.

An appointment has been booked for you to see the technician at
Lauriston Building on 12/03/2026 at 11:45.

Do you still have the hearing aids? If so, please bring them with to the appointment.

There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids.

Kind regards

Audiology-a "

I had intimated that I was willing to pay to have them replaced, I think that's why they put the line :-
"There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids".

-a Mind you there are no prescription charges in Scotland so maybe it's something like that.

There are no prescription charges here in Wales - but SWMBO was informed
that there would be a charge (maybe 50 squid, but it might be more) for
each one she lost.
Charges might vary from country to country - or even from one area
Health Authority to the next.
--
Sam Plusnet
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:28:20 +0000, Soup <cheez2011@gmail.com> wrote:

On 06/02/2026 18:45, John Williamson wrote:

as the NHS aids tend to be at the basic end of
the market.

Got to disagree .

Phonak is one of the best companies in the hearing aid
business.

More middle of the market not terribly high end but certainly not cheap crap.
My aids are (were) Phonak, could bluetooth with my phone etc etc.
yes they are of the behind the ear type and are that horrible
pinky-beige (not ideal). But they are fairly unobtrusive not invisible
you can see them if you look but they do not leap out like "normal" earbuds.

Great for listening to podcast/stories on Y ouTube whilst at work ;O)

My hearing aids are GN (Great Northern) AKA Great
Northern Northern Telegraph (GNT) or Stor Nordisk Telegraf. A
Danish company. Denmark was where the first hearing aids were
developed.

There are several Danish hearing aid manufaturers, Oticon
has been in the hearing aid business since 1904.

Phonak is Swiss and well respected.

My GN aids do Bluetooth, inductive loop, as well as normal
behind the ear use. With bluetooth I can listen to podcasts from
my smartphone.
--
The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to
fight for it. - Aneurin Bevan
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On 24/02/2026 19:23, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 24/02/2026 12:18, Soup wrote:

On 04/02/2026 18:19, Another John wrote:

I just got issued with hearing aids for the first time - from the
NHS. If I
lose or break them I have to pay -u50 to have them replaced

Who told you that?

I wear aids (well did till I hoovered them.-a Smashed them to bits)
emailed NHS Lothian(Scotland) and they sent back a reply


" Good day

Thank you for your email.

An appointment has been booked for you to see the technician at
Lauriston Building on 12/03/2026 at 11:45.

Do you still have the hearing aids? If so, please bring them with to
the appointment.

There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids.

Kind regards

Audiology-a "

I had intimated that I was willing to pay to have them replaced, I
think that's why they put the line :-
"There is no cost for repairing or replacing hearing aids".



-a-a Mind you there are no prescription charges in Scotland so maybe
it's something like that.

There are no prescription charges here in Wales - but SWMBO was informed that there would be a charge (maybe 50 squid, but it might be more) for
each one she lost.
Charges might vary from country to country - or even from one area
Health Authority to the next.

Wouldn't it be nice is there was some uniformity in all this?
Maybe some sort of United Ki... Oh! Wait a minute...?

Chris

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On 2026-02-25, Julian Macassey <julian@n6are.com> wrote:

On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:28:20 +0000, Soup <cheez2011@gmail.com> wrote:

On 06/02/2026 18:45, John Williamson wrote:

as the NHS aids tend to be at the basic end of
the market.

Got to disagree .

Phonak is one of the best companies in the hearing aid
business.

Their phone app needs some work though.

It answered then silently dropped some calls.
--
Bernard Peek
bap@shrdlu.com
Wigan
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