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  • Summarize the types and etiologies of hearing loss and discuss appropriate management.

  • Discuss the beneficial effect of hearing aids on hearing-specific health-related quality of life for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss.

  • Differentiate the types of vertigo by triggers and timing.

  • Discuss the worrisome red flag signs, symptoms, and findings that could indicate urgent or emergent causes of vertigo.

  • Recommend observation for most children 6 months or older with nonsevere, unilateral acute otitis media.

  • Summarize the indications for tympanostomy tube placement and advise patients.

  • Discuss management for cerumen impactions and aural foreign bodies.

 

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