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or Computed Tomography Scan (Inverse Measure)+ Dysphonia AAO34 - Dysphonia: Postoperative Laryngeal Examination Early Oral Cancer AAO30 - Early Oral Cancer: Staging and Treatment Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) AAO21 - Otitis Media with Effusion: Hearing Test for Chronic OME > 3 months AAO31 - Otitis Media with Effusion (OME…

with a cochlear implant; • Patients with concurrent diabetes; • Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason for not prescribing/recommending topical antibiotics…

with a cochlear implant; Patients with concurrent diabetes; Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media with effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason(s) for not prescribing/recommending…

with a cochlear implant; Patients with concurrent diabetes; Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason for not prescribing/recommending topical antibiotics…

with a cochlear implant; Patients with concurrent diabetes. Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media with effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason(s) for not prescribing/recommending…

with a cochlear implant; Patients with concurrent diabetes. Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media with effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason(s) for not prescribing/recommending…

with a cochlear implant; • Patients with concurrent diabetes; • Patients who were prescribed oral antibiotics by another clinician; concurrent diagnosis of acute suppurative otitis media with effusion with intact eardrum; acute TTO persists, or worsens, despite topical antibiotic therapy. Patient reason(s) for not prescribing/recommending…

to medical therapy and for which other causes have been eliminated or treated Unilateral tonsil hypertrophy presumed neoplastic Recurrent suppurative or chronic otitis media with effusion: Adenoidectomy alone. Tonsillectomy added requires one of the indications listed above Chronic sinusitis in pediatric population not responding to…

Download PDF High Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate Use CBE Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age at the time of the visit with a current diagnosis of an uncomplicated acute tympanostomy tube otorrhea (TTO) who were…

Research Needs section from Allergic Rhinitis CPG This guideline was based on the current body of evidence regarding treatment of AR. While many of the key action statements were supported by Grade A level evidence, review of the evidence profile for other statements revealed knowledge…

What is FLEX? Q: What is FLEX? A: FLEX—Focused Lifelong Education Xperience is the Academy’s new flagship education product that launched in September 2020. FLEX replaced the Home Study Course, which was retired on August 6, 2020 after nearly four decades. Q: Who…

Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] *CPT 92540 and 92541 are "add-on" codes, formerly reported with CPT 95920, which…

Research Needs section from Tympanostomy Tubes in Children CPG Can we identify clinical factors that predict persistence of MEE in children who present with effusions of short duration?  What is the ideal timing of audiologic testing for a child being considered for tubes--before surgery…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provide the best care before and after surgery, and improve counseling and education for parents was published Monday in the journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery…

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provide the best care before and after surgery, and improve counseling and education for parents was published Monday in the journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery…

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation addresses quality improvement opportunities in the diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in a new multi-disciplinary, evidence-based clinical practice guideline, published today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Allergic rhinitis occurs…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Maggio, Sr. Director Communications [email protected] Indianapolis, Indiana – October 11, 2025 – The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO's scientific program continues to demonstrate its vital role as the…

ALEXANDRIA, VA — With one in every 123 people in the United States affected by Acute Otitis Externa or "swimmer's ear" each year, the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation released an evidence-based guideline to improve the diagnosis and treatment. The…