Success stories

Dobie

Veteran overwhelmed with his hearing aids

Read John Dobie’s story… John Dobie had an illustrious career in the Army serving from 1966 to 1990 where he was employed on heavy and very noisy armoured vehicles.  Furthermore, he, like all those who served, had to be trained on small arms weapons as well as the use of

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Gerald Brown

Fixing Mr Brown’s Hearing Loss

Read Mr Brown’s story… Mr Brown from Leicester served in the Royal Air Force for a number of years and during his Service, he was subjected to high levels of noise both from aircraft and from weapon training invariably without the use of ear defenders. On one particular occasion, he

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Paul Smith

UK Veteran thrilled with his new fully funded hearing aids

Paul Smith has become an ambassador for the UK Veterans Hearing Foundation since having successfully had his new hearing devices fitted.  Paul cannot speak highly enough about the care he received and now promotes the service to other Veteran colleagues on how UKVHF provides a first-class service to those with

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Dennis Spence

Royal Army Ordnance Corps successfully fitted

Throughout 1965 Mr Spence was apart of the former Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who dealt only with the supply and maintenance of weaponry, munitions and other military equipment. Being part of the national service included constant exposure to noise on the parade ground with drills and shouting throughout the day. Carrying out weaponry

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Mick Potter

Former Veteran “Over The Moon” With His New Hearing Aids

Mr. Potter was inducted into 25 Regiment in 1968, from then on, he was expected to use a rifle, a 3.5-inch rocket launcher, and a Bren gun machine gun. All of this equipment produces an ear-shattering report when fired. Michael was firing them without ear defenders which were not available at the

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Gentleman

Former Aircraft Engine Mechanic fitted with Phonak B90’s

Mr Hancock signed on in 1969 and after basic training went to RAF St Athan to train as an Aircraft Engine Mechanic. His first active posting was to RAF Wittering and 1 (F) Sqdn, who were working up to being operational on the Harrier. The Harrier has an engine that puts

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