The following devices are available at Trinity Health:

• Amplified Alarm Clocks have adjustable volumes and can produce a louder alarm than typical alarm clocks.
• Vibrating Alarm Clocks have a portion that can be placed under your pillow to vibrate instead of producing an audible alarm.
• Vibrating Alarm Watches can be set to vibrate and flash as an alarm.
• Alerting Systems can be hooked up to a doorbell, telephone or alarm clock to cause a lamp or strobe light to flash when the doorbell, telephone, alarm clock sounds. Adapters can be attached for baby monitors as well.
• Amplified Telephones are typically available with adjustable volume controls and can produce a louder output than most telephones. North Dakota has state-funded programs that may assist in providing amplified telephones to individuals who need them.
• Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) is a telephone system that allows you to type messages back and forth instead of talking and listening. North Dakota has state-funded programs that may assist in providing amplified telephones to individuals who need them.
• Telecommunications Relay Services is a telephone system where a special operator types what is being said so the person with hearing loss can read the words on his or her TTY/TDD display. The individual with hearing loss can type a message back and the relay operator will read this aloud. To find the relay operator’s service number for your area, visit fcc.gov/encyclopedia/trs-state-and-territories
• FM Systems are typically used in the school system to improve the audibility of the teacher’s voice in a classroom for a child with hearing loss. The teacher wears a microphone and the child wears a receiver. FM systems can be used at any age and in any situation where the individual with hearing loss wishes to hear speech better over competing background noise.
• Personal Sound Amplifier (PSAP): The FDA classifies PSAPs as small electronic sound amplifiers, not intended to make up for impaired hearing. Instead, they are intended for non-hearing-impaired consumers to amplify sounds in their environment for a number of reasons, such as for recreational activities.
• TV Listening Systems: TV listening systems allow the user to listen to the TV at a volume that is comfortable without disturbing anyone else. They consist of a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter connects to the TV and transmits wirelessly to the receiver worn by the listener. There are different types of Bluetooth, infrared, loop and radio frequency technologies available.
• Hearables: Hearables or smart headphones are technically advanced, electronic in-ear-devices designed for multiple purposes ranging from wireless transmission to communication objectives, medical monitoring and fitness tracking.