A New Way to Control Engagement in Your Flex VRA System: Introducing House Rules

It's a common request from audiologists using the Flex VRA system.

"The videos on Flex look great, but during visual reinforcement audiometry I want the center monitor to be less engaging. I need children turning toward the left and right reinforcers, not focusing on the middle screen."

Because Flex VRA is a software-driven VRA system, these kinds of refinements have been easy to work around. However, after hearing this request from multiple clinics across the country, we decided to build a dedicated feature into the platform.

We're calling it House Rules.

What Is House Rules?

House Rules is a simple but powerful control inside the Flex VRA system that lets you determine exactly how stimulating (or intentionally unstimulating) the center reinforcer should be during testing.

When enabled, House Rules:

1. Keeps a reinforcer stimulus the same regardless of content changes made to the Left and Right reinforces from the remote control.

2. Can always display a subtle, non-distracting moving pattern on the center monitor instead of the more engaging Flex VRA videos.

3. Allows you to determine if the Flex VRA monitor will use it's physical LED light bar.

4. Gives you the option to mute audio entirely on the Flex monitor without affecting the left and right reinforcers sound controls.

This lets you set “house rules” for how you want your center reinforcer to behave.

It’s a small feature that can make a meaningful difference in the effectiveness of visual reinforcement audiometry, especially with children who fixate easily.

Why House Rules Improves Visual Reinforcement Audiometry

During VRA testing, the center monitor often becomes unintentionally attractive, especially when high-quality animated content is displayed like that on the Flex VRA. House Rules helps clinicians:

-Reduce over-fixation on the center reinforcer

-Improve left/right head turns

-Maintain clearer localization responses

-Streamline the flow of pediatric testing

-Keep the child’s attention where it matters most

Flex VRA continues to evolve into one of the most customizable and clinician-friendly VRA systems available, and House Rules is another tool designed to support accurate and efficient pediatric audiology workflows.

Availability

House Rules will ship standard on all new Flex VRA systems beginning January 2026.

If your clinic already owns Flex VRA and would like access to this feature, email our team at sales@flexvra.com, and we will provide an upgrade path for your existing VRA equipment.