Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 In a message dated 2/9/2006 10:05:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, pcknott@... writes: It has a vibrator that you place in the pillow or between the mattress and box springs. It is also very loud and has a place where you can plug in a light that will flash. Can you turn off the sound on this one? The vibrating bed and light thing would work for us, but not the alarm part. When Ian's old alarm went off -- and it was LOUD, the rest of the house woke up but not him. I'm sure he could hear it but was able to ignore it since it's not as loud for him as the rest of us. But even loud alarms are not good for our household. My daughter would wake up (over an hour before she needed to) and climb up onto his bed, sit on top of him (being not very gentle or careful) and turn off his alarm. If her clumsy, angry climbing over/on him didn't wake him, she'd sit there and shake him and scream " Wake UP already " over and over again. Needless to say, they were grumpy, and I woke up to fighting offspring, so I was grumpy. It didn't make for very pleasant mornings. Now he has the shake-awake in the pillow, and if he turns that off, my hubby literally shakes him awake and watches him stumble off to the bathroom just before leaving for work. I've thought about adding a light-alarm, but wasn't sure how to do that. Still, a pillow over the head would block the light. But at least it'd only be in his room. Thanks -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi to all. I am currently looking for a vibrating alarm for my 8 year old. She wants to wake up like her sisters. I was setting my alarm the other night and she wanted to know what I was doing. So, I explained that I had to set it so it would wake me up in the morning. Well, it turned into another teaching moment that I never realized she didn't know or understand. I felt so bad because that night she wanted to sleep with her CI on so she could hear the alarm go off in the morning. Needless to say, the CI didn't stay on all night and she was SO disappointed. I know now that it is time to get her own so that she can learn to get up in the morning. One more step to independence that maybe she is ready. Any way, I went to Communications to look at them. There were so many and so varying in prices. I just felt overwhelmed. I also am looking for a new phone. She has a hard time hearing on the phone sometimes. I thought I would just get an amplified phone but now I am also wondering if we should go ahead and get one with tty as well. Since we have moved she doesn't get to talk to her friends in VA because they can't talk on the phone at all. No one ever told me I should have a dry and store for her CI either. I don't know how I missed that little tidbit. Any suggestions? Tammy mom to ,14 and ,11 both hearing and , 8 profoundly deaf but with a CI does quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi to all. I am currently looking for a vibrating alarm for my 8 year old. She wants to wake up like her sisters. I was setting my alarm the other night and she wanted to know what I was doing. So, I explained that I had to set it so it would wake me up in the morning. Well, it turned into another teaching moment that I never realized she didn't know or understand. I felt so bad because that night she wanted to sleep with her CI on so she could hear the alarm go off in the morning. Needless to say, the CI didn't stay on all night and she was SO disappointed. I know now that it is time to get her own so that she can learn to get up in the morning. One more step to independence that maybe she is ready. Any way, I went to Communications to look at them. There were so many and so varying in prices. I just felt overwhelmed. I also am looking for a new phone. She has a hard time hearing on the phone sometimes. I thought I would just get an amplified phone but now I am also wondering if we should go ahead and get one with tty as well. Since we have moved she doesn't get to talk to her friends in VA because they can't talk on the phone at all. No one ever told me I should have a dry and store for her CI either. I don't know how I missed that little tidbit. Any suggestions? Tammy mom to ,14 and ,11 both hearing and , 8 profoundly deaf but with a CI does quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 We have the " sonic boom(s) " for both of our kids, one hearing and one not. I bought one in a store and one from ebay or Comm, can't recall. It has a vibrator that you place in the pillow or between the mattress and box springs. It is also very loud and has a place where you can plug in a light that will flash. We also have a " shake awake " but it is very small and looks like a travel alarm. It vibrates or buzzes but the buzz in not loud. The sonic boom shakers are much stronger than the shake awake is. in GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Jill, I'm pretty sure you can turn off the audible alarm, I'll check when I'm at home. In fact, I'm almost sure you can because I can remember being in the living room and hearing a weird rhythmic noise and finally figuring out it was the Sonic Boom shaking the bed while Maggie was at camp. There wasn't any alarm noise which is why I stood there trying to figure out where and what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi Jill, My daughter has the sonic alarm and always uses just the bed shaker place between the mattress and box spring. It wakes her up every morning - but she has already found the snooze button! We have never put on the sound alarm and we have not used the light with it. You can choose what setting you want. Cathy In a message dated 2/9/2006 9:22:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, JillcWood@... writes: Can you turn off the sound on this one? The vibrating bed and light thing would work for us, but not the alarm part. When Ian's old alarm went off -- and it was LOUD, the rest of the house woke up but not him. I'm sure he could hear it but was able to ignore it since it's not as loud for him as the rest of us. But even loud alarms are not good for our household Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 That's it, I'm ordering the Sonic Boom ... off I go to Google it. I don't care if it makes a buzzing or knocking sound. Our problem is any music/alarm being so loud that our daughter climbs up onto the bunk bed, roughly climbing over Ian to turn off the silly thing. No one can reach it from the floor, not even my tall hubby. So, climbing over him is the only quick solution, and it's NOT a pleasant one. Ian found the snooze button the first week he had the Shake Awake ... he'll find that no matter which alarm we buy. But it sounds like this one will wake him more thoroughly. Last week, my hubby picked up the vibrating up off the floor where Ian' had tossed it, and found the boy sound asleep and snoring. (sigh) Adolescents just love their sleep! Thanks everyone! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 In a message dated 2/9/2006 8:33:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, tkwood1988@... writes: I thought I would just get an amplified phone but now I am also wondering if we should go ahead and get one with tty as well. Just so you know-- you can use the TTY from your computer: _www.nextalk.net_ (http://www.nextalk.net) Putz Illinois Families for Hands & Voices _www.handsandvoices.org_ (http://www.handsandvoices.org/) _www.ilhandsandvoices.org_ (http://www.ilhandsandvoices.org/) Email: support@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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