ATLAS Resonate
App
+
Online Self-Management Tool
for safe listening
Safe listening times can be surprisingly low for some everyday sounds
Safe Listen Times decrease rapidly (logarithmically) above 'safe' decibel (dB)
Normal talk (~ 70 dB)
Whole day
Headphones, Traffic, Lawn mower, Sports, Movies, Motorcycle (80-110 dB)
6 hr - 10 min
Ambulance, Sirens (110-129 dB)
2 min
Fireworks, Jet taking off (130-160 dB)
1-0 min
References below
Safe Listen Standards help protect from harmful noise and make safe listen choices
Environment sound
CDC-NIOSH, OSHA
Headphone sound
WHO-ITU
Military
Hearing Center of Excellence
References below
Self-management is
important for life-long hearing health
Know your Modifiable and Unmodifiable risk factors
Take steps to self-manage
hearing health:
Profile
Prevent
Protect
References below
Your daily sound exposures
Is cumulative: Environment + Audio (headphone)
Safe listening depends on dB and duration of exposures from both these sources
ATLAS Resonate App
Computes safe listen times for dBs from (i) environment (through phone microphone) +
(ii) headphone per the Standards
Provides daily and weekly exposure information from both sources to track and develop habits for safe listening
Online Self-Management Tool
Provides essentials on hearing process and individual hearing profiles,
Practical ways to manage hearing health while enjoying lifestyle,
Timely information updates from US federal and UN resources
Customized for users 18 years and older
No charge features: Environment and Audio dB and associated safe listen time
Paid features: Cumulative exposures, Logging exposures, Daily and Weekly Reports +
Access to Online Tools
Annual subscription: $5.99
Monitor your listening
Environment dB through your phone microphone
Headphone dB when you connect to your headphones
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
Get Online Tools for Self-Management
App Onboarding, Privacy, Cybersecurity information
Guides and Tools to understand your hearing profile
Know and manage your unmodifiable and modifiable risks
Check and monitor your listening profile
Stay current on reliable and relevant hearing health information
Easy to use App features
iOS and Android (to be available soon)
Use directions and user support
Banner notifications without need to open App
Battery use minimization by unique sampling technique
Computations follow regulatory standards adapted for personal use
Environmental sound: US OSHA - Permissible Exposure Level*
Headphone sound: WHO-ITU H.870 global standard for safe listening devices/systems
Both standards address noise limits from CDC-NIOSH and Military
Information reliability: Verification and Validation of computations per FDA standards
Information safety: Privacy and Cybersecurity per FDA standards
App details presented to : FDA, ITU, 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"