Increasing Hearing Readiness Using Boothless Audiometry
Abstract
U.S. Army regulations require all soldiers to undergo annual audiometric testing to maintain hearing readiness. The standard method of monitoring hearing in the DoD is via multi-person testing in sound-treated booths using the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System—Hearing Conservation. COVID-19 significantly hindered the standard method, resulting in alarming declines in hearing readiness. In response, the Army Hearing Program initiated a pilot program to use boothless audiometers to supplement standard methods to increase hearing readiness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usad224
Entities
People
- Amy Blank
- Benjamin Sheffield
- Christopher Caldwell
- Devon Kulinski
- Douglas S. Brungart
- Jaclyn Schurman
- John Merkley
- Laguinn Sherlock
- Michele Spencer
- Victoria Bugtong
Organizations
- Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center