Life is a symphony of sounds--and some sounds you don't want to miss! Hearing loss can make it hard to recognize common "attention-getting" sounds and noises. Assistive signaling products for persons with a hearing loss use amplified sound, strobe and flashing lights or vibration to help draw attention to various sounds in the world. Signaling products offer important, even life-saving support, especially during the middle of the night or anytime when a person is not wearing his or her hearing aids.

Many telephones, doorbells, smoke detectors, clocks, baby monitors, and other household products offer assistive signaling for persons with a hearing loss by using different patterns of light flashes or vibrations.

Door and doorbell sensors signal that visitors have arrived by either turning on a lamp, strobe light or by setting off a vibrator.

Telephone signaling devices use extra loud ringers, strobe lights, lamps or vibrators to indicate the telephone is ringing.

Clocks typically have loud pulsating audio alarm, flashing light or bed vibrator and some models have all three signaling mechanisms. Vibrating watches are also available.

There are several safety and emergency products available that use piercing sounds, flashing lights and/or vibration. They include smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, home security systems, personal pagers, and baby monitors.