Need HALP please - wake up alarm for hearing impaired!

MegaVovaN

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Hi all!

So I sleep in same room as my parents, and they got tired of waking me up for college (7am).
Please help me find a way to wake up by myself.

I am hearing impaired (not completely deaf) so sound alarms are out of question. They would need to be so loud that not only I would wake up my parents, but also neighbors on left, right and below us (2 story apartment).

Light is a good idea, I rigged up a device before that turned on couple kilowatts worth of light and a ceiling fan, woke me up well :thumbsup:
Unfortunately, that would wake up parents in the same room, so it won't work.

I have a little timer that can give 110w of power from wall socket at a specific time interval (7:00-7:15 for example). It's not very precise but it's the only thing I got.

Any ideas how to rig up an alarm? I guess it has to do with vibration.
I could try to tie a cell phone on my leg and maybe have some web service call me at 7am, and vibration on cell might wake me up. Problem is a) I don't like having stuff tied to me and b) I do not know of service that would call me at a specific time.

Maybe it would be something powerful to shake my entire bed using 110w from wall socket? But what? Please help!






UPDATE1: Jan 26
I set my cell phone to use audible alarm at 7:15 am.
That web site should call me 7:00 am (vibe).

I have to wake up only 4 times a week, mon-thursday, so I didn't get to test the web site/sound alarm yet (at 7:15 cell phone sound alarm is okay since by then everybody in the room should be up.)

My slightly younger brother sleeps in other bedroom. It is smaller than mine & my parent's bedroom, we decided to give him his own room because everybody got tired libing with him: he lives like a pig. Unwashed dishes, trash, clothes, etc - room is a complete mess. I used to live in same room as him before and said fuck it I'd rather live with parents.

Buttkicker??! ZOMG I GOTTA CHECK THAT OUT!!!

Deflating mattress? Pretty cool but != cheap.
 

MegaVovaN

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My cell phone has actual alarm but it does NOT vibrate, only sound. Pretty loud too...
 

Agentbolt

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In the short term, any cell phone should have an alarm clock feature. Setting it to vibrate mode and finding a way to hold onto it or strap it to yourself could work.

Long term solution, after a certain age, sleeping in the same room as your parents is fucking creepy. You reached that age about 10 years ago. Find another place in the house to sleep.

edit: Your cell phone doesn't have a vibrate mode? You're SURE?
 

MegaVovaN

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Originally posted by: Agentbolt
In the short term, any cell phone should have an alarm clock feature. Setting it to vibrate mode and finding a way to hold onto it or strap it to yourself.

Long term solution, after a certain age, sleeping in the same room as your parents is fucking creepy. You reached that age about 10 years ago. Find another place in the house to sleep.

It does not have vibe alarm, only sound alarm.

There is no house, only 2 BR and a large room with kitchen.
It might be creepy but I save hundreds on rent every month.

edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

edit2:
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Maybe this?

as long as you sleep in separate beds
Packaged with our newest most powerful 12-volt bed shaker
Hmm, I like! Bed shaker!
 

Captante

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Originally posted by: Agentbolt
In the short term, any cell phone should have an alarm clock feature. Setting it to vibrate mode and finding a way to hold onto it or strap it to yourself could work.

Long term solution, after a certain age, sleeping in the same room as your parents is fucking creepy. You reached that age about 10 years ago. Find another place in the house to sleep.

edit: Your cell phone doesn't have a vibrate mode? You're SURE?


QFT
 

mundane

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I was going to suggest your timer, wall socket, and two of these (use your imagination). Your body will quickly learn to wake up before the 'alarm' begins.
 

MegaVovaN

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Originally posted by: mundane
I was going to suggest your timer, wall socket, and two of these (use your imagination). Your body will quickly learn to wake up before the 'alarm' begins.
LOL. Speaking from experience? I knew that someone was going to say this.



edit: Your cell phone doesn't have a vibrate mode? You're SURE?
It does not have a vibe alarm, I am sure. It can be set to vibrate only for calls, not alarm :(



Originally posted by: Captante
Originally posted by: Agentbolt
In the short term, any cell phone should have an alarm clock feature. Setting it to vibrate mode and finding a way to hold onto it or strap it to yourself could work.

Long term solution, after a certain age, sleeping in the same room as your parents is fucking creepy. You reached that age about 10 years ago. Find another place in the house to sleep.

edit: Your cell phone doesn't have a vibrate mode? You're SURE?


QFT

Thanks for contribution Captante.
 

MegaVovaN

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Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.
 

illusion88

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Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.

And stranger still...
 

MegaVovaN

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Originally posted by: waffleironhead
this is supposed to be a free wake-up call service. not sure if it what will do it for you but...
telepixie call service

Thanks, signed up & set up wake up calls...gonna see how this works.




Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.

And stranger still...
:confused: eh whatever :clock:
 

iamwiz82

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Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
this is supposed to be a free wake-up call service. not sure if it what will do it for you but...
telepixie call service

Thanks, signed up & set up wake up calls...gonna see how this works.




Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.

And stranger still...
:confused: eh whatever :clock:

I gues your mom is not a screamer. :p
 

Juno

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Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: Juno
why didn't you contact me?

Figured you'd find this thread anyway :thumbsup:

i'd suggest to go with any alarm from sonic boom. i have the very original sonic boom alarm clock (can be seen on the bottom of the page) and it serves me well since 2000. if i were to buy a new alarm, i would go for model sb300ss.

hope this link helps.
 

BoomerD

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Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
this is supposed to be a free wake-up call service. not sure if it what will do it for you but...
telepixie call service

Thanks, signed up & set up wake up calls...gonna see how this works.




Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.

And stranger still...
:confused: eh whatever :clock:

I gues your mom is not a screamer. :p

Maybe she is...remember, he's hearing impaired...:p
 

iamwiz82

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
this is supposed to be a free wake-up call service. not sure if it what will do it for you but...
telepixie call service

Thanks, signed up & set up wake up calls...gonna see how this works.




Originally posted by: illusion88
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
edit: beds ARE separate. They are on floor I'm on queen bed.

and this gets weirder

They don't mind floor, they have $450 memory foam mattress on it :)
And good stuff is that they don't stare at me since I am above & we can't see each other.

And stranger still...
:confused: eh whatever :clock:

I gues your mom is not a screamer. :p

Maybe she is...remember, he's hearing impaired...:p


::smacks head::

I forgot :eek:
 

DrPizza

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There are plenty of timers on the market for putting lights on a timer, etc. Why not get one of those type, and connect it to some sort of massage pad or something?
 

MegaVovaN

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Originally posted by: Juno
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: Juno
why didn't you contact me?

Figured you'd find this thread anyway :thumbsup:

i'd suggest to go with any alarm from sonic boom. i have the very original sonic boom alarm clock (can be seen on the bottom of the page) and it serves me well since 2000. if i were to buy a new alarm, i would go for model sb300ss.

hope this link helps.

Is there much difference in vibration unit (strength) between $26 SB200 and $50 SB300ss alarms?



Originally posted by: DrPizza
There are plenty of timers on the market for putting lights on a timer, etc. Why not get one of those type, and connect it to some sort of massage pad or something?

That's what I was thinking :) Actually I have one of these things but it's not very accurate.
Wonder what the massage pads cost?
 

Nohr

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Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Originally posted by: Nohr
Maybe one of these vibrating alarm clocks would do the trick.
I have one of Shake Awake-The Vibrating or Audible Alarm Clock , but it's not very effective, I want something that would shake bed itself, and thise thing is pretty weak to do that. (What kind of shaking power did I expect from two AA batteries?)
Some of them on that page are AC powered and a battery is just used for backup. Wonder if they would work any better.