This is amazing.
A new study discovered a huge difference in waking times when kids were subjected to a regular smoke alarm and their mother’s voice
In a study that produced results we can only describe as stunning, researchers discovered that kids are far more likely to wake quickly to a smoke alarm featuring their mother’s voice than one producing a typical tone alarm. The results could change the types of smoke alarms currently on the market — and has the potential to save lives.
Study author Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, tells, “Clearly, under residential conditions, we were able to demonstrate that these voice alarms are much more effective than the typical high-pitch alarm.” This probably isn’t terribly surprising to most seasoned parents. I’ve been amazed over the years at the loud crashing sounds my kids manage to sleep through, but I utter a single low-pitch sentence to my husband and someone, somehow, bolts awake and needs a glass of water. Science is only confirming what we already know — our kids hear us easily.
Unfortunately, a smoke alarm with the ability to record and then replay a mother’s voice isn’t yet on the market, but the researchers say there will be more studies done to find out whether a generic female or male voice would work just as well. If so, we can hopefully expect to see this product available soon. With study results this pronounced and in a situation that’s literally life or death, 156 seconds versus two can mean everything.
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