Anyone else struggling with alarms and household alerts?
Hi everyone,
I’m deaf and lost my hearing due to sudden hearing loss in 2024. After spending about a year completely unable to hear, I received cochlear implants in 2025.
For a school project, I’ve been thinking about a product to make life easier for me and other people that are deaf or hard of hearing. Since losing my hearing, I’ve noticed that things like alarm clocks, fire alarms, doorbells, or other household alerts are often not very practical or reliable for me, especially at night when I’m not wearing my implants or when I’m not near the device. Even accessibility devices like vibrating alarm clocks often feel unnecessarily impractical to me.
My idea is a watch that connects to different devices around the home and gives clear alerts by vibrating and with light signals. I also want it to be simple and accessible for older people.
I wanted to ask:
* Do any of you have similar problems with current alert systems?
* What devices or situations are the most frustrating for you?
* Would something like this actually be useful to you?
I’d really appreciate honest feedback.
Thanks a lot