Why Choose Us
Backed by Research. Trusted by Professionals.
When it comes to hearing testing, confidence in the accuracy and reliability of results is essential. WAHTS Hearing is committed to delivering hearing testing solutions backed by scientific research, clinical evidence, and ongoing innovation.
The Wireless Automated Hearing Test System (WAHTS) has been evaluated through peer-reviewed research and continues to be studied by researchers and clinicians. This research examines WAHTS' ability to deliver accurate, reliable audiometric testing in real-world environments while supporting the evolving needs of occupational hearing conservation and hearing readiness programs.
Whether you're responsible for employee hearing conservation, military hearing readiness, or clinical hearing assessment, WAHTS is built on a foundation of evidence-based science.
Why Research Matters
Selecting a hearing testing solution is an important decision. Independent research and scientific evidence can provide greater confidence in how a system performs and its suitability for real-world applications.
Research involving WAHTS has examined:
• Accurate audiometric testing without a traditional sound booth.
• Reliable performance across a variety of testing environments.
• Consistent, repeatable results.
• Applications in occupational hearing conservation and hearing readiness programs.
• Continued innovation through ongoing scientific research.
Clinical Evidence
WAHTS technology continues to be evaluated through collaborations with clinicians, researchers, and occupational health professionals. These efforts contribute to a growing body of evidence around the use of WAHTS for accurate, repeatable, and efficient hearing testing.
Areas of research include:
• Audiometric accuracy.
• Test reliability.
• Hearing conservation program effectiveness.
• Hearing readiness applications.
• User experience and workflow efficiency.
• Emerging hearing health technologies.
Built on Innovation
WAHTS combines established audiometric principles with modern wearable technology to provide organizations with greater flexibility in how and where hearing testing is conducted.
By reducing reliance on traditional sound booths, WAHTS enables hearing testing closer to where it is needed while supporting the high standards expected by occupational health professionals, healthcare organizations, and government agencies.
As new research becomes available, this page will continue to be updated with the latest publications, research, and scientific evidence related to WAHTS Hearing.
The Wireless Automated Hearing Test System (WAHTS) has been evaluated through peer-reviewed research and continues to be studied by researchers and clinicians. This research examines WAHTS' ability to deliver accurate, reliable audiometric testing in real-world environments while supporting the evolving needs of occupational hearing conservation and hearing readiness programs.
Whether you're responsible for employee hearing conservation, military hearing readiness, or clinical hearing assessment, WAHTS is built on a foundation of evidence-based science.
Why Research Matters
Selecting a hearing testing solution is an important decision. Independent research and scientific evidence can provide greater confidence in how a system performs and its suitability for real-world applications.
Research involving WAHTS has examined:
• Accurate audiometric testing without a traditional sound booth.
• Reliable performance across a variety of testing environments.
• Consistent, repeatable results.
• Applications in occupational hearing conservation and hearing readiness programs.
• Continued innovation through ongoing scientific research.
Clinical Evidence
WAHTS technology continues to be evaluated through collaborations with clinicians, researchers, and occupational health professionals. These efforts contribute to a growing body of evidence around the use of WAHTS for accurate, repeatable, and efficient hearing testing.
Areas of research include:
• Audiometric accuracy.
• Test reliability.
• Hearing conservation program effectiveness.
• Hearing readiness applications.
• User experience and workflow efficiency.
• Emerging hearing health technologies.
Built on Innovation
WAHTS combines established audiometric principles with modern wearable technology to provide organizations with greater flexibility in how and where hearing testing is conducted.
By reducing reliance on traditional sound booths, WAHTS enables hearing testing closer to where it is needed while supporting the high standards expected by occupational health professionals, healthcare organizations, and government agencies.
As new research becomes available, this page will continue to be updated with the latest publications, research, and scientific evidence related to WAHTS Hearing.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Basner, M., Smith, M. G., Cordoza, M., Kayser, M. S., Carlin, M., Ecker, A. J., Gilad, Y., Park-Chavar, S., Rennie, K., Schneller, V., Walsh, S., Shou, H., Cao, Q., Younes, M., Aeschbach, D., & Jones, C. W. (2026). Efficacy of pink noise and earplugs for mitigating the effects of intermittent environmental noise exposure on sleep. Sleep, zsag001. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsag001
Behar, A. (2021). Audiometric tests without booths. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 3073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063073
Blankenship, C. M., et al. (2024). Extended high-frequency audiometry using the Wireless Automated Hearing Test System compared to manual audiometry in children and adolescents. Ear and Hearing, 46(3), 782–795. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001621
Clavier, O. H., Norris, J. A., Hinckley, D. W., Martin, W. H., Lee, S. Y., Soli, S. D., Brungart, D. S., Schurman, J. R., Larsen, E., Mehraei, G., & Quigley, T. M. (2022). Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for the Wireless Automated Hearing Test System. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(1), 601–608. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0012733
Davidson, A., & Sheffield, B. (2026). Validation of the Wireless Automated Hearing Test System for clinical use in adults. Military Medicine, 191(5–6), e1061–e1068. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf566
Davidson, A., Bugtong, V., Kulinski, D., Sheffield, B., Klingseis, K., Murphy, M., & Brungart, D. (2026). Rethinking the booth: A commentary on implementing boothless audiometry for hearing conservation programs. American Journal of Audiology, 35(2), 779–784. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00184
Gates, K., Hecht, Q. A., Grantham, M. A., Fallon, A. J., & Martukovich, M. (2021). Hearing health care delivery outside the booth. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6(5), 1123–1136. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-20-00264
Kulinski, D., & Brungart, D. S. (2022). Using a boothless audiometer to estimate personal attenuation rating in a military hearing conservation clinic. JASA Express Letters, 2(4), 043601. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0010108
Kulinski, D., Carr, W., Garfield, B. A., Salib, J., Dirks, C., Sheffield, B., & Brungart, D. S. (2023). Acute hearing deficits associated with weapons exposure in Section 734 Blast Overpressure Study (BOS). Military Medicine, 188(Supplement 6), 666–673. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usad299Â
Kulinski, D., Sheffield, B., & Brungart, D. S. (2026). Personal attenuation rating as an indicator of audiometric threshold shifts. International Journal of Audiology, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2026.2614505
Magro, I., Clavier, O., Mojica, K., Rieke, C., Eisen, E., Fried, D., Stein-Meyers, A., Fellows, A., Buckey, J., & Saunders, J. (2020). Reliability of tablet-based hearing testing in Nicaraguan schoolchildren: A detailed analysis. Otology & Neurotology, 41(3), 299–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000002534
Marshall, K., & Murphy, S. (2023). Boothless audiometry screening for hearing loss in a diabetes clinic: Lessons learned (DTIC No. AD1211247). Defense Health Agency. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1211247
Meinke, D. K., Norris, J. A., Flynn, B. P., & Clavier, O. H. (2017). Going wireless and booth-less for hearing testing in industry. International Journal of Audiology, 56(sup1), 41–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2016.1261189
Niemczak, C., Ealer, C., Froese, K., Fellows, A., Leigh, S., Mirza, S., & Buckey, J. (2026). Response times from gap detection threshold testing relate to cognitive processing speed in young adults. Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2026.07.010
Sheffield, B., et al. (2023). Increasing hearing readiness using boothless audiometry. Military Medicine, 188(Supplement_6), 529–535. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usad224