Abstract: The method for monitoring a person includes a) recording sounds produced by the person during a recording period; b) using a processing unit, implementing a classification algorithm for each sound recorded during the recording period, so as to classify each recorded sound into a set of classes, the set of classes including at least a first class of interest, representative of respiratory abnormalities in the person and/or a change in their breathing pattern; and c) depending on the number of sounds classified in the first class of interest, emitting an alert signal, informing of a potential risk of the person falling.