About
Earzz is a state-of-the-art AI-powered acoustic monitoring solution designed to enhance safety, independence, and care quality across care homes, assisted living facilities, and the homes of deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. By continuously listening for user-selected sounds—such as coughing, screaming, doorbells, alarms, baby crying, and movement—Earzz delivers instant alerts directly to smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. For care homes and assisted living facilities, Earzz enables proactive, person-centred care by surfacing early alerts for health-related and fall-risk sounds, reducing unnecessary night-time physical checks, and lowering staff burden. A management dashboard provides behavioral trend insights and health analytics to support data-driven care decisions. An integrated Carer Call function lets residents request help with a simple tap, modernizing traditional nurse call systems. For deaf and hard-of-hearing users, Earzz restores access to crucial household sounds, enabling greater independence without relying on caregivers. Privacy is a core principle: the system never stores or transmits audio recordings—only sound event alerts are generated. Earzz has received industry recognition and is trusted by care providers, domiciliary care teams, and individuals across the UK.
Key Features
- AI Sound Recognition: Detects and classifies specific sounds—including coughing, screaming, doorbells, alarms, and movement—using advanced acoustic AI, alerting users only to the sounds they choose.
- Real-Time Smart Alerts: Sends instant notifications to connected smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches the moment a selected sound is detected, keeping carers and users informed from anywhere.
- Privacy-Preserving Design: No audio files are ever stored or transmitted. Earzz detects sound events and triggers alerts only, ensuring complete privacy for residents and users in sensitive environments.
- Health Trend Insights & Dashboard: Care home managers access behavioral trends and health analytics via the Earzz Management Dashboard, enabling data-driven, person-centred care planning and early intervention.
- Carer Call Function: Residents can request assistance with a simple tap, replacing traditional nurse call systems with a modern, dignified, and efficient aid-call solution.
Use Cases
- Care homes monitoring residents overnight for health sounds like coughing or screaming to enable early intervention without unnecessary physical checks.
- Assisted living facilities tracking resident behavioral trends and health anomalies through AI-powered acoustic analytics on the management dashboard.
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals receiving real-time alerts on their phone or smartwatch for household sounds like doorbells, fire alarms, or appliance beeps.
- Care staff responding faster to resident needs using the Carer Call tap-to-alert function as a modern replacement for traditional nurse call bell systems.
- Domiciliary care teams remotely monitoring the wellbeing of clients living independently at home through proactive, privacy-safe sound-based alerts.
Pros
- Privacy-Respecting by Design: Audio is never recorded or stored, making Earzz a trustworthy solution for sensitive care environments and private homes alike.
- Dual-Use Versatility: Serves both professional care settings (care homes, assisted living) and individual users (deaf and hard-of-hearing), making it broadly applicable across care and accessibility needs.
- Proactive Rather Than Reactive: Reduces reactive care by alerting staff to early health and safety signals, improving resident outcomes and cutting down on unnecessary physical night-time checks.
Cons
- Hardware Purchase Required: Requires buying dedicated Earzz monitor hardware, which represents an upfront cost for both individuals and care facilities.
- Limited to Pre-Defined Sound Categories: Alerts are based on a library of recognized sound types; novel or uncommon sounds outside the supported categories may not trigger notifications.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Earzz protect user privacy?
Earzz does not record or store any audio files. It only detects the occurrence of specific sound events and sends an alert—no voice data or recordings are ever saved or transmitted to any server.
What sounds can Earzz detect?
Earzz can recognize a wide range of sounds including coughing, screaming, doorbells, alarms, baby crying, appliance beeps, and sounds of movement. Users select which sounds trigger alerts based on their needs.
How are alerts delivered?
Alerts are delivered in real time to connected smart devices including smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches, ensuring carers or users are notified immediately wherever they are.
Who is Earzz designed for?
Earzz is designed for care homes, assisted living and domiciliary care providers, and deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals seeking greater independence and safety awareness at home.
Can I try Earzz before purchasing for a care facility?
Yes. Earzz offers a free demo for care facilities, allowing teams to experience the platform's proactive alerts and behavioral insights before making a purchasing decision.
