Also indispensable for functioning communication: good hearing. Here, hearing aid acousticians report progress through tiny devices. Digital technology also makes it possible to better distinguish between speech and distracting ambient noise.
Small aids – big impact
From stocking (pants) tighteners to non-slip illuminated bedside table coasters, there are countless small and also affordable helpers. Here are a few examples:
- Screw or bottle caps, crown caps and food cans are easier to open with extra-large handle attachments made of non-slip material.
- Button aids sneak the button through the hole with the help of a loop.
- Rubber pads can be put over too slim cutlery handles.
- For declining eyesight, the trade holds magnifying glasses in all sizes ready – as well as talking watches and personal scales that tell time and pounds.
- There are hairbrushes with extra-long, angled handle, if lifting the arms causes problems.
- Sweeping aids, where the hand brush and dustpan are attached at right angles to a waist-high handle, save bending.
Practical help from the pharmacy
There is also practical help for the elderly in the pharmacy:
- In addition to the familiar tablet sorter with compartments for each day of the week, pill boxes now even remind you of the time of intake by making sounds.
- Acoustic drop counters help with the dosage of liquid medicines.
- Visually impaired people can have blood pressure and blood sugar announced by measuring devices.
- And even clinical thermometers have learned to talk.