| Assistive listening devices help a person with hearing | | | | These devices are available from simple portable |
| loss function normally. While hearing aids are the most | | | | headphones to more sophisticated directional |
| common assistive device used by people suffering | | | | speakers and headphones. People can choose based |
| from a hearing loss, there are many others that have | | | | on their needs.o Visual alerts are available for people |
| the potential to help those who are hearing impaired. | | | | with complete or severe hearing loss. These alerts |
| Here are the different types of assistive devices for | | | | can be installed at home and they flash a special light |
| the hearing impaired:o Telephone amplifier is a special | | | | when the door bell rings, smoke detector goes off or |
| receiver that amplifies sound so that a person with | | | | when the alarm clock rings. Some alerts have |
| partial hearing problem can hear sounds easily. These | | | | vibration mode and they vibrate along with flashing |
| usually come pre-installed in certain telephones and | | | | the light so that the person becomes aware as to |
| can be technologically advanced so that a person | | | | what is happening around him or her. |
| suffering from hearing loss does not even have to | | | | Assistive listening devices can easily be procured |
| wear a hearing aid to talk on the phone.o TV and | | | | from stores that sell hearing aids. In case, the store |
| radio devices help people with hearing problem to | | | | does not have them, you can check with them to |
| listen without having to turn up the volume to high. | | | | garner more information on where you can find them. |