BED-WETTING ALARMS: MUSIC OR VIBRATION?

BED-WETTING ALARMS: MUSIC OR VIBRATION?

Bed-wetting alarms, by definition, feature an alarm that goes off when the child or patient has an accident. Many parents wonder what type of alarm they should get for their child. Should they get an alarm with music or with vibration? What are the benefits for each one?

Having an alarm play music (particularly played at a higher volume) and without repetitive "beeps" is much better than having a regular monotone alarm which produces one or more "beeps". Even a short stretch of music which is repeated will wake the child up faster. Most alarms have an adjustable volume.  It is recommended that at the beginning the alarm volume be at the highest level to ensure that the child will wake up to the music.

If the child is a deep sleeper the loud, unique sounding music does not wake him/her up, then a bed shaker or vibratory device will be the best solution. If a child or patient sleeps through the music because they don't hear it, they are more likely to wake up when they feel strong vibrations though their bed or pillow. Strong physical vibrations felt through these items will almost certainly wake up any sleeper. Some alarm systems allow you to use both music and vibration, which would be the optimal situation. Vibratory devices built into little alarm boxes are not very effective as the amount of vibration is very limited. Special vibratory devices, often called "bed shakers," are much more effective in waking deep sleepers.

If you would like to use a bed shaker vibrating device, make certain that you get a bed-wetting alarm which will activate the bed shaker when urine is sensed on the patient. http://www.bed-wettingalarms.com is a site which provides detailed features of most of the bedwetting alarms currently available on the market. You can thus identify which alarms can be used with a bed shaker.

Looking at http://www.bed-wettingalarms.com it is apparent that only two wireless bedwetting alarms allow the connection and use of vibratory devices (bed shakers) that will provide the strong vibrations needed by deep sleepers or inattentive persons. These are alarm systems that use AC power from an electric wall socket, providing adequate power for these devices. Because of the little power available with wired alarms, no wired alarm allows the connection of a good bed shaker.