a safety device reversibly attachable to any hearing aid of a type having a behind the ear unit with a connecting member and an ear bud prevents the hearing aid from being lost or damaged if the unit is dislodged from behind the ear of the wearer . the device is virtually invisible so as not to draw attention to the fact that the wearer is using a hearing aid . one portion of a two part attaching strip is adhered to the behind the ear unit . the second portion can be securely and reversibly united with the first portion to attach or remove the device from the hearing aid . a transparent filament is integral with the second portion at one end and to a securing plate at the opposing end . the securing plate can receive the temple of a pair of glasses or another retaining article worn on the person of the wearer . a slit in the securing plate is opened by pressure on the side rim enabling the insertion of the retaining article which is held securely when the pressure is removed and the slit closed around it .