ATLAS Resonate
App
+
eTool
for protecting your daily hearing health
Android App in development
$5.99
dB level from headphone, environment
Instant Safe Listening Time
Exposure logging
Daily, Weekly history
Personal Dashboard
Reminders to check exposure
Tip for Safe Listening
eTool for Self-Analysis
Private, Confidential
Decibel (dB) is a measure of sound - through the environment or headphones
Safe Listening Times can be surprisingly low for some everyday sounds
Daily Sound Exposure
is a sum of dBs throughout day
Depends on sound dBs and duration of the dB exposure
There are Standards for Safe Listen limits
Per OSHA, a regulatory agency tor workplace safety and health,
the SLT (known as Permissible Exposure Level)
is 90 dB for 8 hours per day
References below
SLTs
decrease rapidly (logarithmically) above 'safe' decibel (dB)
Normal talk (~ 70 dB)
SLT: Whole day
Headphones, Traffic, Lawn mower, Sports, Movies, Motorcycle
(80-110 dB)
SLT: 6 hr - 10 min
Ambulance, Sirens (110-129 dB)
SLT: 2 min
Fireworks, Jet taking off (130-160 dB)
SLT: 1-0 min
References below
Protect your
Hearing Health
by:
Safe listening during work
Safe listening outside work
Protection from other harms like certain drugs, chemicals, lifestyle habits, health conditions
Safe listening practices while
enjoying your lifestyle
References below
With ATLAS Resonate App
you can check SLTs for work and nonwork noises, when they are above limit and take steps for managing your dBs
With ATLAS Resonate eTool
you can learn about your hearing essentials, risks and hazards, early symptoms and take practical steps to self-manage
Private and Confidential
Monitor your listening
Environment dB through your phone microphone, watch
Headphone dB when you connect to your headphones
dBs are not linked to you to maintain privacy
Do a spot-check or log your exposure durations to cover your whole day
Get color-coded safe listen times
Make safe listening choices
Get color-coded outcomes of your daily and weekly exposures
Check your personal dashboard on your last logged measurement
Get tips on safe listening and App use
Get reminders to check your exposure
eTool
Good hearing health is important for your overall well-being
But most people are not aware of personal risks or early symptoms of possible hearing damage
The eTool helps your journey to good hearing health with interactive sections
Essentials
Learn about daily noise impact in the workplace and outside work
Profile
Understand your hearing health, your hearing well-being needs
Protect
Manage harmful causes, conserve your hearing
Symptoms
Check hearing difficulties, and current treatment recommendations
Advocate
Know federal laws protecting your hearing health and champion yourself
Based on reliable information sources and kept up-to-date
Use it as often as you wish
It is private and confidential
Easy to use App features
Use directions and user support
Banner notifications without need to open App
Battery use minimization by unique sampling technique
Computations follow OSHA Standard adapted for personal use
Information reliability: Verification and Validation of computations per FDA standards
Information safety: Privacy and Cybersecurity per FDA standards
App details presented to : FDA, Military
*: Not for use as Occupational Sound Level Meter
Regulatory interactions, Publications, Presentations and Patent
FDA: Q-Submission discussion
National Safety Council, North East Conference display, 2022
Integrating User Voice in Hearing Care with Focus on Off-Duty Warfighter Military Medicine 2021
Global Safe Listening Solution. Pitch Finalist. ITU Digital World, E-Health, 2020
Development of Hearing Technology with Personalized Safe Listening Features. IEEE, 2019
Development of Hearing Technology with Safe Listening Features (Young Author Award). ITU Kaleidoscope, 2019
Integrating User Voice in Hearing Care with Focus on Young Adult Warfighter (poster). Military Health System Research Symposium. 2019
International Patent System PCT (pending): Method for safe listening and user engagement
*REFERENCES:
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
NIDCD: National Inst. of Deafness and other Communication Disorders
NIOSH-REL: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Recommended Exposure Level
OSHA-PEL: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, PEL: Permissible Exposure Level
DoD-HCE: Dept.of Defense - Hearing Center of Excellence
US Preventive Services Task Force
WHO: World Health Organization, World Report on Hearing
WHO-ITU H.870: WHO-International Telecommunications Union, Guidelines for safe listening devices/systems"