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| Door bell alternatives for hearing impaired person?, What works best? |
| dacapo |
 May 19 2013, 06:15 PM
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Prodigy  Group: Members Posts: 1858 Joined: 19-January 04 From: West Berkshire Member No.: 465  |
Can any of you recommend a good way for a hearing impaired person to know that there's someone at the door? Ideally it would be appropriate day and night.
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| Czerny |
May 19 2013, 06:29 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4075 Joined: 7-December 07 Member No.: 21097 |
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| Swell Box |
May 19 2013, 06:46 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2395 Joined: 27-January 09 From: The Land of Harrison & Harrison Member No.: 53694 |
My parents were quite deaf in their later years, and always relied on the dog to tell them if somebody was at the door.
However, in my fathers case I often suspect that his deafness was rather 'selective'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) SB |
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| fsharpminor |
May 19 2013, 07:54 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 12247 Joined: 7-June 06 From: Wirral (originally Keighley, Yorks) Member No.: 7089 |
Our doorbell also has a device with a light that flashes, its a Nordmann one I think. But of course it has to be in your line of sight.
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| Arundodonuts |
May 19 2013, 08:25 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4929 Joined: 14-May 08 From: Stockport Member No.: 30881 |
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ May 19 2013, 08:54 PM)  Our doorbell also has a device with a light that flashes, its a Nordmann one I think. But of course it has to be in your line of sight. Of course if you have a device which is always in your line of sight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7L3iSZsNpY |
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| RoseRodent |
May 20 2013, 08:05 PM
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Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1524 Joined: 29-September 09 From: Scotland Member No.: 76503 |
I ended up splashing out on the Bellman Visit wrist pager. I wear it all day long and it vibrates if the door goes, the phone rings, my husband pushes a button for my attention, my mobile gets a text, etc. I wear it on my wrist all day and at night it goes on the charger which also connects it to an underbed vibrating pad. I tried other solutions but this was the most comprehensive for me. Wasn't cheap, though! Social services may give some assistance either directly or through a local charity, but the system they offered me free of charge only made the existing doorbell receiver flash... in the room it's in. Since I don't sit in the hallway all day, that was pointless! In some areas they will wire up the whole house with all sorts, though, so worth an enquiry.
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