This brand new enuresis alarm will teach nighttime dryness by sounding an alarm when the moisture sensor gets wet. One end attaches easily to a shirt or nightgown with a magnet, while the other end with the sensor simply clips on to underwear or diaper. The sensor will detect moisture immediately and sound the adjustable alarm to awaken the bed wetter. Most people are cured of wetting the bed in less than 6 months of using this alarm (some in as little as a few weeks!). Includes complete step-by-step instructions.
Features:
l Choice of 3 different music tones
l Alarm time for 2 minutes which can be stopped by hand control
l Alarm sound volume is adjustable for suitable level
l Magnet clip backside for fixing with underclothes
l 82cm / 32.3" length connection wire
l Include 2 x 3V CR1620 cell button batteries
l Include full instructions
l Brand new in box
Note: additional replacement battery CR1620 also for sale at $4 / 2 pieces. please add $4 when checking out or making payment if you want 2 more replacement batteries.
How this bedwetting alarm works
Bedwetting alarms are essential in the treatment of bedwetting. Studies indicate a 60-80% long-term cure rate when used correctly. For a child who has bedwetting, once the bladder is full, instead of waking to go to the bathroom or "holding it" as the non-bedwetting child does, the bladder releases all of the urine into the bed. It seems that these children's nervous systems do not respond to the full bladder. In the child with bedwetting, the brain has to learn what the appropriate response to a full bladder is. This is where the bedwetting alarm is useful.
A bedwetting (enuresis) alarm is a device that emits an auditory and tactile sensation in response to wetness. The alarm is attached to the child's underwear or pajamas in the area that one would expect the first drop of urine to be noticed. When the child wets, the alarm makes a loud noise with music to alert the child and his/her parents that wetting is occurring. In theory, the child hears or feels this and learns to get out of bed and empty their urine into the toilet. Gradually, over several months, the child learns to respond to the feeling of a full bladder by going to the bathroom before the alarm goes off.
This is a type of behavioral conditioning. It differs from arbitrarily setting an alarm clock to go off at a certain time or by the parents waking the child when they are up. The best type of conditioning is in response to the child's full bladder and urination, which will vary in time from night to night.
Initially, the parents play an important part in arousing the sleeping child once the alarm has gone off. The parents usually will hear the alarm first. Once the parent hears the alarm, they should quickly respond to the child. If the child is sitting up or moving in response to the noise, the parent can just remind them what to do next — go to the bathroom. If the child is still sleeping soundly, the parent may need to gently shake them, call their name, turn on the light or do whatever else it takes to arouse them.
In order to be effective, the alarm has to work 100% of the time.
If the alarm becomes unhooked during the night, the child lose an opportunity for learning.
The sensor needle is inside the sensor clip, the alarm sounds only when urine get inside the sensor clip and reach the sensor needle. So the alarm does not work by just putting it on wet cloth. The sensor clip must be placed where the first urine is expected. Otherwise, it won't work properly.
Some children will unintentionally pull off the alarm or otherwise disconnect it as their first response to the noise. If this happens before the parent hears it, the child wakes up wet with an unattached alarm.
For this reason, our alarm should attache firmly to the clothing. Correct placement on the clothing is necessary so that the alarm can sense the first drop of urine. The clothing would be saturated with urine before the alarm would respond if the placement is incorrect or if the clothing is too loose fitting.
For this reason, boxer shorts or loose fitting pajama bottoms would not be the best choice. Snug fitting panties or briefs are ideal.
Remind your child to attach the sensor clip on the outside of their underwear, where they would expect the first drops of urine to be sensed.
If underwear is thick and magnet is not stong enough to attach the round alarm unit to underwar, please use a safety pin to attach the alarm unit to underwear.
Please note the alarm sound is not very loud. As very loud sound might frighten the child. If your child is deep-sleeper and won't wake up when the alarm sounds, it is recommended parent sleep in the same room during training and help the child to wake up when alarm sounds.
Our bedwetting alarm is a mainstay in the treatment of bedwetting, it's an easy step that most parents can take. No prescription is necessary and children over 6 years can learn to respond.