hearX hearTest alternative
hearX has announced an orderly wind-down of its U.S. screening and diagnostic business. If your hearing conservation program runs on hearTest, here's how AudiVault compares and how to move your records.
What hearX has announced
Quoted from the hearTest product page on hearxgroup.com, as checked in September 2026.
“LXE Hearing has initiated an orderly wind-down of its U.S. operations, including the hearX Screening & Diagnostic business.”
“Current Services are Expected Through September 15, 2026.”
“After cloud-connected services are discontinued, affected hearX devices and applications may no longer operate, or may not operate as intended.”
Side by side
hearTest details come from hearX's product page. Where hearTest lists more, we say so.
| Feature | hearX hearTest | AudiVault |
|---|---|---|
| Status | U.S. services expected through September 15, 2026 | Active |
| Device | Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 tablet | iPad |
| Headphones | Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, or RadioEar DD450 with DAC | Reference levels for TDH-39, DD450 and ER-3A (HA-2 or HA-1) |
| Standards listed | IEC 60645-1, ANSI/ASA S3.6 (Type 4), ISO 8253-1, ISO 389; FDA registered; CE-marked | Built to ANSI S3.6-2025 audiometer specifications |
| Frequencies | 125 Hz–8 kHz; up to 16 kHz with extended high-frequency set | 500 Hz–6 kHz for OSHA, 8 kHz optional |
| Masking | Narrowband | Narrowband, white or speech-weighted |
| Room noise monitoring | Real-time noise monitoring listed | Not included; use a sound level meter |
| Calibration in the app | Not described on product page | Daily biological check, verification with a Type 1 sound level meter, annual calibration record |
| OSHA STS with age correction | Not listed on product page | Automatic, with 21-day notice tracking |
| Determination letters | Not listed on product page | Physician or audiologist e-signature |
| AI analysis | Not listed on product page | Interpretation, anomaly detection and 12-month STS risk prediction |
| Import from other audiometers | Not listed on product page | CSV import |
Switching
If you can still reach your hearX Cloud account, download every audiogram and PDF report. OSHA requires audiograms to be kept for the length of employment.
Identify each employee's baseline audiogram. Every future threshold shift is measured against it, so it has to come across intact.
Bring the history in by CSV so baselines and annual tests sit in one record per employee.
Calibrate the iPad audiometer with your headphones, run the daily check, and continue annual testing without a gap.
New to running tests yourself? Start with in-house hearing testing costs or read about the AudiVault iPad audiometer.
According to hearX's product page, after cloud-connected services are discontinued, affected hearX devices and applications "may no longer operate, or may not operate as intended." Check directly with LXE Hearing about your specific devices.
Yes, if you can export them. AudiVault imports audiogram history from CSV files, so baselines and past annual tests can sit in the same record as new tests from the iPad audiometer.
The AudiVault iPad audiometer includes reference levels for the RadioEar DD450. Headphones must be calibrated together with the iPad audiometer before testing.
No. AudiVault does not monitor room noise during the test. Test in a booth or in a room you have measured to be within the OSHA Appendix D background noise limits.
We'll look at what you can export today and how it maps into AudiVault.