Offer to replace hearing aid

A Central Coast hearing aid business has offered to replace a Peninsula resident's lost hearing aid for free.

Mr Lindsay Gillespie, owner of Telex Hearing Centre, first discovered the story of Ms Brenda Logan's lost hearing aid in the Peninsula News.

Ms Logan sought the help of Peninsula News reader's last edition in an attempt to find her lost hearing aid.

"My family lives on the Peninsula and are regular readers of the Peninsula News," Mr Gillespie said.

"After reading about Brenda's lost hearing aid my family passed on the article to me."

Ms Logan first noticed her hearing aid was missing while doing voluntary work at Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy, late last month.

Mr Gillespie said he was "more than happy" to help Ms Logan because he knew how difficult it would be for her to live without a hearing aid.

"Hearing loss can be a difficult thing to live with," Mr Gillespie said.

"Simple day-to-day functions such as communicating can be very difficult without the help of an aid."

"We wanted to give Brenda the chance to hear again and make her life a little bit easier."

Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon has also agreed to help get Ms Logan a new hearing aid.

"I am so overwhelmed by the offer," Ms Logan said.

"It is just such an overwhelming act of kindness."

Clare Graham, 26 Oct 2007