by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
A man wrote:
I am somewhat hard of hearing. I can never hear my cell phone when it rings , even when it is my pocket. Do you have a remote little light that would blink when my phone rings?
Sorry, I’m not aware of a portable blinking light device for cell phones. However, there are some things you can do. First, most hard of hearing people have a high-frequency loss—which means they don’t hear the higher-frequency cell phone ring tones very well. Therefore, to make it easier to hear your cell phone ringing, download (or choose) the lowest frequency ring tone that is available for your phone. You might be surprised how much better you can hear a lower-frequency ring tone.
Second, why don’t you leave your cell phone on vibrate so you can feel it ring, even if you can’t hear it?
Third, if you regularly put your cell phone down—for example, on your desk, or on your bed table at night, I do have a nifty gizmo for you. This device flashes a light, produces a loud audible alert, and, if you are in bed, shakes your bed to get your attention whenever your cell phone rings. You can see this cool cell-phone ring alerter here.
the LG8100 rings a little strobe light flashes, so even if I don’t hear it, I can see it flashing! It’s great for me!
No good when I am on the move
Hi John:
If you can’t hear your cell phone ringing, then put it in vibration mode so you can feel it.
Cordially,
Neil
You can get one of the Smartwatches (such as an Apple watch or Samsung Active 2 or even some of the cheaper ones on Amazon) that pair via Bluetooth with your phone.
Even if you are up to 30 feet away from your phone, your Smartwatch will alert you with Vibration and/or Sound and/or Display.
I need a light to light up that is on a wire plug in that I can attach or clip to my pockit