The Future of Professional Audiometry
All the advanced diagnostic capabilities of a traditional audiometer, packed into one portable, easy-to-use solution on an iPad.
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Portable
Expand your services beyond the clinic—bring testing to your patients.
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Accurate
Optimized for use outside of a booth – with REACT™ Response and Environment Adaptive Control Technology.
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Clinical
Bone conduction, EHF, SRT/SDT, Speech discrimination, Noah integration, and more. Also available with inserts.
How it Works
Features
- Pure tone: air & bone with masking
- Speech: SRT/SDT, speech discrimination testing (NU-6, PBK word lists)
- Manual, assisted, and automated testing modes
- REACT™: an intelligent algorithm to address background noise and unreliable responses
- Extended high frequencies (to 16kHz)
- Embedded inventory, surveys, or customized questionnaires
- Secure data archiving, backup, and export
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Manual Testing
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Automated Testing
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SRT/SDT
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Speech Discrimination
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SHOEBOX Standard
- Automated game play
- Assisted mode testing
- Pure tone with air masking
- REACT algorithm to address background noise and unreliable responses
- EHF in automated mode
- Integrated electronic questionnaires
- Manual mode
- Bone conduction
- Masked bone
- SRT/SDT testing
- Speech discrimination testing
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SHOEBOX Pro
- Automated game play
- Assisted mode testing
- Pure tone with air masking
- REACT algorithm to address background noise and unreliable responses
- EHF in automated mode
- Integrated electronic questionnaires
- Manual mode
- Bone conduction
- Masked bone
- SRT/SDT testing
- Speech discrimination testing
Best Suited For
A better portable audiometer for your mobile practice needs
- Lightweight and portable
- Clinically validated accuracy
- No sound booth required
Manual, Assisted, and Automated testing modes offer complete control
- Fun and interactive for the widest range of patients
- Easy to use – testing can be administered by almost anyone
- Reduces the bottleneck often caused by waiting for sound booth availability
Clinical Validation
SHOEBOX has been clinically validated for use as a diagnostic audiometer, even when testing is performed outside of a sound booth. We have been included in various studies on the efficacy of tablet audiometry, conducted at some of the world’s leading institutions, including Mayo Clinic, McGill University, CHEO, and more.
Training & Support
Technical Specifications
- Equipment
Compatible with most iPads, contact us for more details
Convenient, padded carrying case for your complete system
- Recommended Transducers
RadioEar DD450
Sennheiser HDA280
E-A-RTONE 3A Inserts
TDH-50 (Special order)
RadioEar B81 with switchbox
- Automated test functionality
Optimized for use outside sound booth
Pure tone air with air and bone masking
Easy-to-use fully automated Modified Hughson-Westlake protocol test
Language independent self-testing interface suitable for both children and adults
“How-to” video tutorial for patient/test subject
Animated feedback and user encouragement during the test
Intelligent noise monitoring of test environment with customizable ambient noise level monitoring based on regional regulations
Simple administrator test setup wizard
Starting test intensity level tailored for each patient/test subject
Pre-set test types for adults and pediatrics with specific graphics, frequencies, and volume limits
Ability to add custom test types with test graphics, sound types, frequencies, and volume limits
On-screen display of audiogram with automatic interpretation of results and ability to input comments
Optional extended high frequency up to 16kHz
No need for network connectivity while testing
10-hour battery life enables testing all day
- Smart Testing Algorithm
Smart ambient noise monitoring and recording for each frequency tested
Intelligent re-test algorithm where ambient noise or user error may have negatively affected results
Detection of unreliable user responses
Automated masking recommendations are prompted when needed
Pure tone average (PTA) automatically calculated with configurable frequencies and listed for each ear
Auto-generated interpretation text of the audiogram
- Manual test functionality
Optimized for use outside sound booth
Pure tone air with air and bone masking
Bone conduction testing
SRT/SDT
Speech discrimination testing (NU-6, PBK word lists)
Noah integration
On-screen display of audiogram with ability to input comments
No need for network connectivity while testing
10-hour battery life enables testing all day
- Sound Generation
250Hz – 8kHz, up to 16kHz with optional Extended High Frequency
-10 dB HL to 120 dB HL
Step size 5 dB, accuracy:+/- 1 dB
Stimulus types: Pure tone, warble tone, pulse tone (manual mode)
Narrowband noise for masking
- Integrated Electronic Questionnaires
Built-in hearing health Inventories and questionnaires including calculation of scores
Customizable questionnaires and intake forms
- Additional integrated functionality
Audiometry Essentials online learning modules (CME accredited)
Integrated with Data Management offers organization of patients by projects
Extensive patient demographic fields
Ability to add notes to any patient/test subject file
In App patient management database
Maintains a local view of historic data generated by the device
Store, send, or print PDF audiograms and questionnaires
Automatic backup to online Web Portal for Data Management and remote management of data
- Online Data Management Functionality
Refer to our Data Management specifications to learn more about the following capabilities:
Electronic data transfer of patient test and questionnaire results
Import of patient lists and historical audiograms including baselines
Organize patients and results into logical groupings (project, geography, organization)
Define and maintain audiometric baselines for each patient
Monitoring for threshold shifts for a variety of different regulations/protocols
Comprehensive reporting engine including:
- Individual patient summary reports
- Clinical hearing threshold shift reports (CTCAE)
- Employee roster reports
- Hearing conservation shift reports following OSHA and MSHA guidelines
- Compliance
ANSI S3.6
CSA Z107.6-16
FDA Class II
CE Class IIa
ISO 13485
OSHA 29 CFR1910.95 audiometric requirements
Health Canada
Australian TGA
Accreditation
In pursuit of our belief that everyone on the planet deserves good hearing health, and our commitment to customer satisfaction and product quality, SHOEBOX Inc. maintains an ISO 13485 quality management system certified by the British Standards Institute.
SHOEBOX Audiometry:
- is a Type 3 Screening Audiometer per ANSI/ASA S3.6-2010 and IEC 60645-1-2017
- algorithms comply with ISO 8253 Part 1: Pure-tone audiometry and bone conduction audiometry
- enables customers to comply with OSHA, MSHA, FRA, CSA, and other local regulations as part of their hearing conservation programs
- enables customers to comply with GDPR, HIPAA, PIPEDA and other privacy regulations
- is listed as a Class II medical device with US FDA
- is licensed as a Class II medical device with Health Canada
- is listed as a Class IIa medical device with Australian TGA
- is CE marked Class IIa in Europe under the Medical Device Directive (98/42/EEC)
