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Corporate Champions Provides Strategic Partners with New, Meaningful Ways to Engage with the Academy This comprehensive, year-round partnership demonstrates our commitment to fostering a mutually beneficial dialogue. Both the ENTerprise Circle and the OTO Partners Circle represent the pinnacle of the partnership experience…

July 2025 - The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) is pleased to announce the selection of the fifth class of inductees into the AAO-HNS Hall of Distinction. A special thank you to the Awards Committee, chaired…

On July 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which also includes proposals related to the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CMS is soliciting public comment on the rule through…

For Immediate Release Contact: [email protected] Alexandria, VA – July 22, 2025 – The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) today announced it has once again received reaccreditation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for its continuing medical…

Diversity Plays a Crucial Role in Otolaryngology The URM Away Rotation Grant program was created by the AAO-HNS Diversity and Inclusion Committee to introduce medical students from underrepresented areas to the field of otolaryngology. The 2025 application process is now closed. Away rotations offer…

By donating to the foundation, you are supporting your specialty. TEN WAYS YOUR DONATION WILL BE USED TODAY AND TOMORROW TODAY’s Annual Fund: Advances the understanding and treatment of diseases through research. Develops guidelines and quality measures to improve standards of patient care…

Vestibular rehabilitation, or Balance Retraining Therapy, is a scientifically based and clinically valid therapeutic modality for the treatment of persistent dizziness and postural instability due to incomplete compensation after peripheral vestibular or central nervous system injury. Vestibular Rehabilitation is a valid form of therapy for…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) testing is a useful neurophysiologic test and is medically indicated and appropriate in the evaluation of certain persons with suspected auditory and balance or dizziness disorders. Approved September 2014…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that the following tests are medically indicated and appropriate in the evaluation of certain persons with suspected balance or dizziness disorders: Rotational chair step velocity testing Rotational chair sinusoidal harmonic acceleration testing Rotational chair high…

Hearing loss and balance disorders are medical conditions. Only licensed physicians with a medical school degree and medical training (MD or DO) may diagnose and direct the management of diseases and medical disorders. A full history and physical examination by a physician (preferably an…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that the following tests or evaluation tools are medically indicated and appropriate in the evaluation or  therapy of certain persons with suspected balance or dizziness disorders: Static platform posturography Computerized static platform posturography Computerized dynamic…

Ototoxicity refers to injury of the inner ear as the result of exposure to chemicals or medications. When use of an ototoxic medication is medically necessary with no reasonable alternatives, the lowest therapeutic dose should be used. In addition, simultaneous use of multiple ototoxic medications…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that after general surgical training an otolaryngology resident spends four years being educated and trained in the head and neck region. The normal and abnormal functioning of the ear and its related structures is a…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that complications may occur following the placement of middle-ear ventilation tubes. Early recognition and treatment of these complications, as well as monitoring the efficacy of pressure equalizing tubes, are best achieved by follow-up…

The position of the AAO-HNS is that tympanostomy tubes are safe and effective for managing otitis media in children who meet current guidelines for tube insertion . Although insertion of tympanostomy tubes in children is generally accomplished in the operating room under general anesthesia, insertion…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery states: dispensing of hearing aids, hearing assistive devices and other hearing rehabilitation devices are within the scope of practice for otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons. Approved July 1982 Reviewed July 2025 Important Disclaimer Notice (updated 7/31…

Hearing loss is a medical condition requiring evaluation, diagnosis, and discussion of treatment options by a qualified physician, such as an Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon. Good health practice requires that an assessment for hearing loss should include a medical evaluation by a physician prior…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery believes that physicians should not be required to report their patients with disorders of equilibrium to drivers licensing boards. Physicians should cooperate with such boards if given permission by their patients to give medical information that…