The Vibrating Alarm Clock

My Story: I grew up during the era of advanced technology where cool things like touchphones, smartwatches, flat screen TVs and vibrating alarm clocks became available. I will be completely honest, my vibrating alarm clock truly helped me grow up as kid and as an adult. I still use my alarm clock to this day! I cannot remember who told my parents about this alarm clock or Sonic Alert, but I do remember using it for the first time. It works just as a normal alarm clock (with alarm functions and time screens), except it vibrates the bed in addition to sounding the alarm. Now, I realize today’s younger generation might not know what an alarm clock is and only use their phone, but this clock is much better than the vibration of your phone. This alarm clock is a small clock that sits on your nightstand with a palm size device that is plugged into the back of the clock and is placed under your pillow or mattress. I would recommend putting the vibration device under your mattress pad because I found that the vibration is actually pretty intense. The wires from the vibration device to the clock are thin and can easily be pushed behind the bed or nightstand. Essentially, the vibration is what wakes me up in the mornings because I cannot hear an alarm clock sound. When I first used this alarm clock, it was a scary feeling because the vibration is not something that traditionally wakes up a person, let alone someone with a hearing loss. It almost feels like an earthquake is happening! Once the vibration wakes me up, I am able to turn off the clock just as any normal alarm clock. This clock also has other functions that might work better for some people! It has a strobe light that can flash if you might be someone who wakes up to light. It has a really loud siren that might be loud enough for you to hear. Also, it has an option to connect a landline phone for it to vibrate if a phone call comes in (yes, I know most people don’t have landlines anymore but hey maybe you do and would love that function!). I opted to only use the alarm vibration and it has truly been my lifesaver. From going to college to living on my own, this vibrating alarm clock has always been with me. I am so thankful that technology has advanced enough to provide me with such an amazing tool!
 
While this alarm clock is great, I do wish it offered more functions. Now, as an adult, I wish I could hook my vibrating alarm clock to an alarm system for my home. For instance, if I am sleeping and someone breaks in, I have absolutely no idea if the alarm is actually sounding off. BUT, think of this… if the house alarm system could trigger my vibrating alarm clock to go off... that would be amazing! Then, I could have time to wake up and react. Wouldn’t that be a game-changer! If any of you have something like this or think this might be a great idea, I would love to hear your thoughts!
 
Here’s a Little Help: While we now have fancy things like smart watches that can wake us up, I would highly recommend looking into this alarm clock. For kids especially, this is a great way to help someone who cannot hear an alarm clock learn how to set their own time and wake up accordingly. I’ve provided a picture of exactly what I have continued to use for many years. If you look closely, you can view the different buttons that are available on this particular alarm clock. Sonic Alert is the name brand, and I would easily give it five stars! The company has many different devices that are helpful, along with multiple alarm clocks you can chose from. If this helped me, maybe it will help you!