Hearing Center Assisted Living Devices

If you are struggling to hear sounds that surround you, a hearing center is your best resource for information and equipment to help solve your problems. Most aids can be worn all the time and help amplify noises and sounds. While this works in a variety of different circumstances and environments, it is not always a perfect solution. There are times when other equipment, including assisted living devices, can provide a service that traditional aids cannot.

Alerting Devices

What happens when an emergency takes place at home and a person cannot hear the traditional sounds and signals that something is wrong? Most people do not wear their aids while they sleep for fear of damaging them. For those that have severe issues being able to hear without their aids, there are fire alarms and smoke detectors that have a visual cue in addition to the noises they make. This means that even if you cannot hear the alarm going off, you can see that there is an emergency and it needs to be addressed.

An emergency is not the only time that a person needs to be alerted to something. A local hearing center may offer different types of devices that let someone know when the doorbell is sounded or the phone is ringing. These devices can be a critical part of someone's life when he or she cannot hear well.

Telephone Assistance

A hearing center may offer amplifiers specifically made for a telephone. When a person answers the phone, the voice of the person on the other line is louder in order to make the conversation easier. In severe cases, there are special systems designed to skip over a voice phone call altogether and with the help of a third party, information is transferred from person to person.

Television Assistance

Have you ever walking into someone's house and the television was turned up so loud it made you uncomfortable? When one person struggles to hear his or her favorite television show, the obvious solution is to turn up the volume to make it more understandable. Unfortunately, this causes problems for other people living in the house. A hearing center offers equipment like room loops or infrared transmitters that can make help an individual amplify noises from the television without it disrupting everyone else. These systems often come with headphones.

Group Listening Environment

Often times group settings are very difficult for someone that cannot hear well. There are group listening devices that can help those individuals get the most out of the event or program without affecting the other participants. Many public places, including movie theaters and churches, already take advantage of this technology.