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For decades, traditional booth-based audiometry has shaped how hearing thresholds are assessed. The model worked well when clinicians, sound booths, and service members were all in the same location at...

When it comes to hearing conservation, logistical issues often hinder compliance. That’s a challenge Shayne Hill and her team at the Tennessee Valley Training Center (TVTC) were all too familiar...

In the music industry, hearing isn’t just necessary — it’s everything. Musicians, sound engineers, and crew members rely on their ears as their most valuable tool. Yet hearing loss often...

How shipboard hearing tests are helping a federal fleet model what’s possible for maritime services The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration runs some of the most remote missions in the...

A Fresh Start in Hearing Conservation For Martin Technical, Inc., safety isn’t just about compliance; it’s about delivering more innovative and more effective ways to protect industrial workers. While Martin...

When most people think of hearing tests, they picture a booth, a soundproof room, and a patient wearing headphones while tones beep softly in their ears. But what if none...

In today’s workplace, time is valuable—and so is hearing. However, for many organizations, hearing protection fit testing has become a burdensome process that requires multiple sessions, proprietary earplugs, or equipment...

In hearing conservation, the phrase “boothless audiometry” might once have suggested compromise. After all, for decades, accurate hearing tests have needed bulky sound booths and specialized audiometers. However, today’s safety...

Workplaces with high noise exposure face a major challenge: how to efficiently test large groups of employees for hearing loss while minimizing disruptions to daily operations. Traditional audiometric testing methods...

WAHTS Hearing is proud to serve as a partner with the Department of Defense (DoD) in their recent initiative to expand hearing protector fit testing for noise-exposed service members and...

The WAHTS Team is Very Excited to Share Some Big News and Updates in the Occupational Hearing space   In October 2022, we submitted a letter of interpretation from OSHA...

Reliability of Tablet-Based Hearing Testing in Nicaraguan Schoolchildren Hearing loss affects an estimated 4 in 1000 children, yet meeting demand is challenging due to the shortage of audiologists and a...

Boothless Audiometry Provides Highly Repeatable Results for Various Tests of Auditory Performance in the Field Environment   What is Boothless Audiometry?  Almost half of all adults with noise-related hearing loss...