Simulations & Apps

These mobile solutions are designed to help users measure their hearing and/or track and optimize their hearing capabilities.

• uHear

These tools arm you with the information you need to understand noises in your daily environment. This is an important part of preventing noise-induced hearing loss.

• dB Volume
• Decibel 10th

These tools, which range from voice recognition applications to subtitle readers, are designed to enhance communication for individuals suffering from auditory impairments.

• Hearing Aid 

• Podcasts – Listen to or download podcasts on health threats of noise, tinnitus research, and tinnitus management programs.

• NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator – Experience the effects of noise exposure on hearing.
• Noise Meter – Hear the different sounds and sound intensities of everyday objects.
• Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention – Learn about workplace noise and hearing loss.

• What Do I Hear? – Videos, simulators, and tools explaining sound
• What is Hearing Impairment? – An interactive look at hearing loss
• Noise: Watch out Danger: Protection – An interactive look at dangerous sounds and noises

• Virtual Exhibit – A collection of games, demonstrations and activities that will answer questions about hearing loss prevention

• Hearing Conservation FAQs – A database of information and training tools on noise hazards and hearing protection 

• How Hearing Works – Watch this video for an overview of the anatomy of the ear and how we process sound in order to hear. 

• Noise and Hearing Conservation – Interactive, Web-based training tools developed to assist in evaluating workplace noise hazards

• Cochlear Traveling Wave – Check out this animated video about how the inner ear processes sound. 

• Hearing Loss Simulator – Listen to common sounds in a variety of environments, first with normal hearing and then with simulated levels of hearing loss.