Edit Article  Here are some tips for those that are new to
waking to an alarm clock, or are worried about sleeping through
an alarm.      1. 1     Pick an alarm device. Wind-up type alarm
clocks with bells, clock radios, and even many cell phones and
pagers can be set to play an alert that can wake even the
deepest sleepers.   2. 2     Choose alarm type. Based on the
device chosen above, it may be possible to select from 2 or more
types of alarm signal. Many clock radios offer choice of a wake
alarm consisting of a radio station broadcast (of the user's
choice) or a simple buzzer. There may be two volume controls;
one for the "sleep" mode and another for the "wake alarm" mode.
Setting the wrong one could result in not hearing the wake
alarm. It may also be possible to set two or more wake times.
3. 3     Set more than one device. If the device used for a wake
alarm will only allow for a single alarm time, consider using a
second device in the list above as a back up alarm source. This
is a good practice sho