Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Second Lt. Hailey Ramos, human factors engineer, participates in a Real-Ear Attenuation at Threshold (REAT) task to determine the passive noise attenuation from a hearing protection device at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. Researchers used REAT data to estimate personnel noise exposures. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)...
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Second Lt. Hailey Ramos, human factors engineer, wears hearing protection and tracks her hearing thresholds in the Real-Ear Attenuation at Threshold (REAT) Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. The REAT lab provided a quiet environment to measure the passive noise attenuation of hearing protection devices and is complemented by the Microphone in Real Ear (MIRE)......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Second Lt. Hailey Ramos, human factors engineer, participates in a Real-Ear Attenuation at Threshold (REAT) task to determine the passive noise attenuation from a hearing protection device at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. Researchers used REAT data to estimate personnel noise exposures. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)...
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Capt. Denita Guthery, program manager, wears hearing and eye protection as she completes a fine motor skills task while being exposed to aversive sound in a noise generation chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. Researchers studied the impact of noise on performance and hearing health. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)...
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Capt. Denita Guthery, program manager, wears hearing and eye protection as she completes a decision making and gross motor skills task while being exposed to aversive sound in a noise generation chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. The chamber enabled researchers to study how aversive sounds affect physical and cognitive performance and influence individuals'......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Capt. Denita Guthery, program manager, wears hearing and eye protection as she completes a decision making and gross motor skills task while being exposed to aversive sound in a noise generation chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. The chamber enabled researchers to study how aversive sounds affect physical and cognitive performance and influence individuals'......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Capt. Denita Guthery, program manager, wears hearing and eye protection as she completes a decision making and gross motor skills task while being exposed to aversive sound in a noise generation chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. The chamber enabled researchers to study how aversive sounds affect physical and cognitive performance and influences individuals'......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.11.2025
Zach Ennis, engineer, monitors sound levels inside the noise generation chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. As studies are conducted with human subjects, he ensured that the sound levels inside the room do not exceed the target levels.(U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)...
