AAO35: Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV): Dix-Hallpike and Canalith Repositioning
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients with BPPV who had a Dix-Hallpike maneuver performed AND who had therapeutic canalith re…
AAO32: Standard BPPV Management+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of BPPV patients who received vestibular testing, imaging, and antihistamine or benzod…
AAO29: Quality of Life for Patients with Neurotology Disorders+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of neurotology patients whose most recent Quality of Life scores were maintained or improved d…
Position Statement: Use of Topical Antibiotic Drops
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recognizes the appropriateness of utilizing currently available topical preparations, including th…
AAO36: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults and Children+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 6 months and older with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion who are see…
Position Statement: Physician Drug Dispensing
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery shall work to preserve the historic and traditional physician's privilege of dispensing medicati…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Hearing Test+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME who received tympanostomy tube in…
Position Statement: Medical Use of Cocaine
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery considers cocaine to be a valuable anesthetic and vasoconstricting agent when used as part of the …
Position Statement: Botulinum Toxin Treatment
Position StatementI. Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia (Laryngeal Dystonia)The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ("AAO-HNS") considers Botulinum toxin a sa…
Position Statement: Performance and Interpretation of Laryngeal Videostroboscopy
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery endorses the use of laryngeal videostroboscopy as an endoscopic (diagnostic) procedure. Laryngea…
Parathyroid Imaging
Position StatementBased on comprehensive evidence in the medical literature and expert opinion, the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery affirms that selec…
Position Statement: The Roles of Flexible Laryngoscopy Videostroboscopy
Position StatementThe Roles of Flexible Laryngoscopy Videostroboscopy in the Office Evaluation and Management of Patients with Otolaryngologic Disorders.Flexible and rigid diagn…
Position Statement: Point-of-Care Imaging in Otolaryngology
Position StatementOver the past several years, point-of-care imaging has grown in response to such factors as improved patient access, the availability of prompt clinical diagno…
Position Statement: Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that after one year of general surgical training, an otolaryngology resident spends a…
Position Statement: Surgeon Performed Neck Ultrasound
Position StatementThe AAO-HNS supports surgeons performing ultrasound of the head and neck, including ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for diagnostic purposes. Neck ultr…
Intraoperative Cranial Nerve Monitoring In Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Position StatementOtolaryngologists have been trained to perform, interpret, and utilize strategically intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring and nerve stimulation testing, whi…
Position Statement: Head and Neck Surgery
Position StatementTo become board certified, an otolaryngologist has to complete a rigorous training program. Five years residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surge…
Position Statement: Vestibular Rehabilitation
Position StatementVestibular rehabilitation, or Balance Retraining Therapy, is a scientifically based and clinically valid therapeutic modality for the treatment of persistent d…
