Home Safety Tips For People With Hearing Loss

If you have hearing loss there are certain precautions you must take to keep yourself safe at home. It is now easier than ever for you to keep yourself safe and secure in your home even when you have severe hearing loss. If you have been wondering exactly how you can go about ensuring your safety, there are a few things you should bear in mind to ensure that you remain safe in your home. Take a look at these tips for enhancing your security when you have hearing loss.

Install A Security System

When you have hearing loss you should have a security system installed in your home. However, if intruders try to break in, you may not be able to hear what is happening because of your hearing loss. However, while you do need a security system, traditional ones are not ideal for you.

This is because you may not be able to hear the alarm. The best kind of security system for people with hearing loss is one that either vibrates or gives off a strobe light.

With these systems, you will be able to set up alerts in different parts of your home. No matter where you are in your home you will be able to see if an intruder has entered. If you already have a security system, you should ask the person who installed the system whether or not you can get an upgraded system that will cater to your hearing loss.

Use Apps

Hearing aid apps can be very helpful in keeping your home safe. Several hearing aid apps can be paired with smart features that you install in your security system. A smart home security system if paired with your hearing aid device can send an alert directly to your hearing aid.

You will receive an instant notification if someone tries to break into your home. Many of these smart home security systems can also alert you about frozen pipes or even water leakage. If you don’t have a hearing aid that can be paired with smartphone apps it is usually worth it to get an upgrade.

Peering your hearing aid with a smart home security system is the best way to stay safe.

Use a Service Animal

When most people think of service animals they often picture a dog that assists people who are visually impaired or have some disability that confines them to a wheelchair. However, when you have hearing loss, a service animal is a good idea. They can hear things that you can’t and they can alert you.

Service dogs can be trained to tell you when someone is at your door or if there is an intruder in your home. They are great for people who do not want to upgrade to the technologically savvy solutions that have been previously mentioned.

Even if you do install smart home security systems, it is still a good idea to have a service animal as part of your security plan as well. The great thing about service animals is that they also provide great company especially if you live alone.

Create an Action Plan

An action plan for safety and security is necessary when you are hearing impaired. This will help you to know what you should do if there is an intruder in your home or if there is some other emergency. You need to install a panic button in your home so that when you get alerts you will be ready to notify your security company or even the police.

If you live in areas where there can be natural disasters such as tornadoes or hurricanes, you need to have a plan to keep yourself safe. The bottom line is that you should have a plan in place, not just for intruders but for natural disasters as well. Let your loved ones know of your plan, so they know where to find you just in case something does happens.

Stay Safe

When you have hearing loss you need to ensure that you are taking all the right precautions to stay safe at all times. Hearing loss brings its own sets of challenges so to make sure that you stay safe at all times, you need to take every precaution you possibly can.

Make use of technology whenever possible, use apps when you can, get a service animal and make a plan for how you are going to stay safe in your home. Doing all these things makes it more likely that you will be able to stay safe.

If you are concerned you or a loved one may be dealing with hearing loss, schedule an appointment for a hearing test. If hearing loss is detected, a hearing instrument specialist can provide you with a list of recommended devices for your particular needs. To learn more about testing or hearing aids, please call the Affordable Hearing team by calling us today at Irmo: 803-749-6017 or Orangeburg + Santee: 803-531-6403.