Published: April 25, 2022

Recognize Better Hearing and Speech Month by Using AAO-HNSF Quality Resources

In observance of Better Hearing and Speech Month, the AAO-HNSF offers the following Clinical Practice Guidelines that provide physician- and patient-related resources on hearing-related topics:


Cpg Logo 89In observance of Better Hearing and Speech Month, the AAO-HNSF offers the following Clinical Practice Guidelines that provide physician- and patient-related resources on hearing-related topics:

  • Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)
  • Ménière’s Disease
  • Sudden Hearing Loss (Update)
  • Earwax (Cerumen Impaction) (Update)
  • Otitis Media with Effusion (Update)
  • Tinnitus
  • Acute Otitis Externa (Update)

03 Bites Measures Logo TaglineIn addition, the following Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) measures are available for use exclusively through the Reg-entSM registry:

  • AAO12 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy Acute Otorrhea
  • AAO16 – Age-related Hearing Loss: Audiometric Evaluation
  • AAO20 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Hearing Test
  • AAO21 – Otitis Media with Effusion: Hearing Test for Chronic OME ≥ 3 months
  • AAO36 – Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults and Children

To learn more, visit https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-products/clinical-practice-guidelines/ and https://www.entnet.org/quality-practice/quality-measurement/aao-hnsf-endorsed-measures.  


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