Jennifer Chupko, Public Affairs Staff

Soldiers caught in roadside bombings and other situations that result in hearing trauma are returning home with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their ears. Testing demobilizing Soldiers to protect them from hearing loss is just one of the steps taken by Fort Dix as possible treatment.

An OnSite mobile testing center, containing some of the most advanced audiology testing equipment available is parked outside Timmermann Center and has tested roughly 200 Soldiers daily for the past month according to Audiology Coordinator Ryan Bramson. OnSite also does periodic health assessments, dental exams, audiology tests and in-depth assessments.