Deafness and hearing loss toolkit
Guidance for GPs on the care of patients dealing with deafness and hearing loss.
Further Reading
Positioning manoeuvres to diagnose BPPV
- British Society of Audiology: Position tests (PDF)
- Uneri A, Polat S. Vertigo, dizziness and imbalance in the elderly. J Laryngol 546 Otol 2008; 122: 466-9.
- Dix MR, Hallpike CS. The pathology, symptomatology and diagnosis of certain 515 common disorders of the vestibular system. Proc Royal Soc Med 1952; 45: 516 341-354.
- Baloh RW, Honrubia V, Jacobson K. Benign positional vertigo: clinical and 502 oculographic features in 240 cases. Neurology 1987; 37: 371-378.
Repositioning Manoeuvres
Vestibular Migraine Management
- NICE CKS: Scenario: Migraine in adults
- Li Vivien, McArdle Helen, Trip S Anand. Vestibular migraine BMJ 2019; 366 :l4213
- Dieterich M, Obermann M, Celebisoy N. Vestibular migraine: the most frequent entity of episodic vertigo. J Neurol. 2016;263 Suppl 1:S82–S89. doi:10.1007/s00415-015-7905-2
- Kaski, D. Neurological update: dizziness. J Neurol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09748-w
Abnormal Head Impulse Test: Central vs Peripheral
- Huh YE, Kim JS. Bedside evaluation of dizzy patients. J Clin Neurol. 2013;9(4):203–213. doi:10.3988/jcn.2013.9.4.203
- Baloh, R. W. (1998). Differentiating between peripheral and central causes of vertigo. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 119(1), 55–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0194-5998(98)70173-1
HINTS Exam- Ruling out Central Pathology
- The evaluation of a patient with dizziness
- Dizziness: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management - Book by Adolfo Bronstein and Thomas Lempert
- A Textbook of Audiological Medicine: Clinical Aspects of Hearing and Balance - Linda Luxon, Joseph M. Furman, Alessandro Martini, S. Dafydd G. Stephens
- Current practice of ototoxicity management across the United Kingdom (UK)
- Deafness. InnovAit: Education and inspiration for general practice
- Supporting adults with hearing loss in primary care, BJGP 2018
- Handbook of clinical audiology, Authour: Jack Katz