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Vertigo
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DEFINITION
Abnormal sensation of movement / ‘room spinning’ usually with nausea & vomiting
CAUSES
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Central causes
= brainstem
Space-occupying lesion
Head injury
Alcohol/drugs
Degenerative disease e.g. MS
Vascular ischaemia
Peripheral causes
= ears, eyes, somatosensors
Labyrinthitis
Vestibular neuronitis
BPPV
Ménière’s
Ototoxic drugs
Vestibular migraine
Non-vertigo causes of dizziness
Postural hypotension/vasovagal
Arrhythmias
Presbystasis = age-related dysfunction of
vestibular system
DIFFERENTIALS OF VERTIGO SUMMARY
Labyrinthitis Vestibular
neuronitis
Pathophysiology Inflammation of
inner ear
Aetiology
Onset Sudden Sudden Sudden & episodic
Duration Hours – days Hours – days Secs – mins 30–40min Constant
Symptoms
Investigations
Management Supportive:
URTI
AOM
N&V
Nystagmus
± SNHL
1. ENT exam
2. PTA
Vestibular sedatives*
Antiemetics
Bed rest
Inflammation of vestibular nerve
Viral infection Spontaneous
N&V
Nystagmus
No ear Sx
1. ENT exam
2. PTA
Supportive:
Vestibular sedatives*
Antiemetics
Bed rest
* Prochlorperazine
BPPV Ménière’s disease Acoustic neuroma
Displaced semi-circular calculi
Head injury
(if head moved)
N&V
No ear Sx
1. ENT exam
2. PTA
3. Dix–Hallpike manoeuvre
Eply manoeuvre
Cawthorne–Cooksey
exercises
Reassure: spontaneously resolves in 12–18m
Vestibular sedative:
Excess endolymph Compression of vestibular
Unknown Schwannoma of vestibular
Sudden, recurrent, progressive
(stress may trigger)
N&V
Nystagmus
Low freq SNHL
Aural fullness
1. ENT exam
2. PTA
3. Romberg test +ve
+ CT/MRI: r/o neuroma
Supportive:
Vestibular sedatives*
Antiemetics
Bed rest
Medical:
Steroids
Intratympanic
gentamycin
Prevention:
Low salt/caffeine
nerve
nerve Progressive
Facial palsies
Headache
Ataxia
SNHL
Tinnitus
CT/ MRI head
Medical:
Radiotherapy
Surgical excision Monitoring
Advise patients NOT TO DRIVE while experiencing vertigo
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Hearing assessment
Assessment involves: history + otoscope + audiometric tests
CHL: outer/mid ear problem BC normal, AC SNHL: inner ear problem AC  = BC  Mixed: CHL + SNHL AC  > BC 
Tuning fork tests
use 512Hz tuning fork
1. Weber’s test: vibrating tuning fork placed in middle of forehead
2. Rinne’s test: vibrating tuning fork placed on mastoid when it can no longer
be heard, it is moved next to the ear canal
Interpreting the results:
Normal SNHL CHL
Weber’s Central/no
lateralisation
Lateralises to opposite side to loss
Cochlear damage means no sound detection on that side
Lateralises to same side as loss
Distracting external sounds not heard so fork seems louder
Rinne’s AC>BC Positive: AC>BC Negative: BC>AC
Pure tone audiometry (PTA)
How is it performed?
Uses electrical equipment to control frequency & intensity of sound Produces audiograms
Interpreting the results:
Quantify HL for diagnosis, monitoring & rehab
Normal threshold
CONDUCTIVE HL: BC normal, AC
Normal threshold
SENSORINEURAL HL: AC = BC
Normal threshold
Gap >15dB
Gap <5–10dB
Key to symbols most commonly used on audiograms
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RIGHT LEFT
AC
AC masked
BC BC masked [[ ]]
Indications for masking other ear:
1. AC between ears >40dB different
2. BC >10dB more than AC in same ear
MIXED HL: AC  > BC
Gap >15dB
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ASHA (1974) Guidelines for audiometric symbols. 16(5): 260–4
Fig. 8.13
Tympanometry
Compliance
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How is it performed?
Measures 3 components:
1. canal volume
2. middle ear pressure
3. compliance
Interpreting the results:
Type C
Type Ad
Type A
Type B
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TYPE A: normal
TYPE Ad: compliance
healed TM perforation
retraction pocket
ossicle disarticulation
TYPE As: compliance
TM scarring
fluid in middle ear
0
Type As
0
Air pressure (mm H2O)
Fig. 8.14
Paediatric hearing assessment
NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAMME
Who for? All babies within 5w of birth
How is it done?
1. Automated otoacoustic emission (AOE) = play sound in ear & measure
reflected vibrations – if fail AOE twice then:
2. Automate auditory brainstem response (AABR) = play sound in ear &
measure brain waves – if high risk/fail both:
3. AUDIOLOGY REFERRAL
OLDER CHILDREN
Who for? Based on developmental age
How is it done?
1. Visual reinforcement audiometry: 6–36m
condition to look at toy when sound heard
2. Play audiometry / performance test: ≥30m
ask child to perform action when sound heard
3. Pure tone audiometry: >5y
TYPE B: no peak compliance
middle ear effusion / tumour
TM perforation
grommet
TYPE C: peak compliance at low frequency
Eustachian tube dysfunction
High risk babies that automatically have AABR:
Neonatal sepsis
NICU stay
FHx congenital deafness
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Rhinosinusitis
Risk factors for rhinosinusitis
polyps
deviated septum
dental infections
smoking
Acute: <4w Subacute: 4–12w Chronic: >12w
Inflammation of nasal & sinus mucosa causing URTI Sx for >10d
Common cold usually <10d
Acute rhinosinusitis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Viral URTI causes hyperaemia & oedema of mucosa & secretionsStagnant secretions become infected by bacteria (H. influenza,
Strep. pneumoniae)
SYMPTOMS
Mucopurulent rhinorrhoea
Nasal obstruction/congestion
Smell/taste
Facial pain – over infected sinus, worse bending forward
Malaise/pyrexia
INVESTIGATIONS
Anterior rhinoscopy – inflamed mucosa
FNE/endoscopy – mucopus in oropharynx
CT would show sinus opacification
Complications of acute rhinosinusitis
Chronic sinusitis
Osteomyelitis
Intracranial* (meningitis, brain abscess)
Mucoceles
Facial cellulitis
Periorbital cellulitis
NB Facial pain without nasal symptoms = unlikely sinusitis
Sources
Orbital cellulitis
Sinusitis
Osteomyelitis
MUCOCELE
= collection of sterile mucus in obstructed sinus
over years pressure causes sinus expansion
Symptoms:
Eye displacement
Visual problems
Facial swelling
Management: surgical sinus drainage
2° infection of mucocele
*need CT
MANAGEMENT
1. Conservative
Simple analgesia
Steam inhalations / nasal rinses
Nasal decongestants (pseudoephedrine)
2. Medical
Steroid nasal spray e.g. Beconase
Antibiotics (penicillin V or co-amoxiclav) – ONLY if severe pain/high fever/
persistent Sx
3. Surgical (ENT referral)
Maxillary sinus washout – ONLY if progressive pain/complications
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) if complications
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Facial cellulitis
AETIOLOGY: infection spreads to skin SYMPTOMS: red, warm, painful skin MANAGEMENT: high dose ABX + sinus drainage
Periorbital cellulitis
AETIOLOGY: infection spreads into orbit (usually ethmoid sinus through thin
ethmoid bone)
SYMPTOMS
Unilateral eyelid swelling, pain, redness
Proptosis/ophthalmoplegia
Blurred vision / loss of colour vision
Fever, headaches, meningism, septicaemia
CT indicated in periorbital cellulitis if: bilateral; unable to assess eye; proptosis; reduced vision; failure to improve after 48h
MANAGEMENT: urgent ENT referral
High dose IV ABX
Nasal decongestant
Careful eye obs (signs of abscess pressing on optic nerve)
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EPOS (2020) European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps
Colour vision
Acuity
Eye movements
Chronic rhinosinusitis (>3m)
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Infection: viral/bacterial (anaerobes, Staph. aureus, Gram –ve)Allergens: dust mites, pollen, animal hair
SYMPTOMS
Nasal obstruction/congestion
POST-NASAL DRIP – worse at night, morning cough to clear
Smell/taste or unpleasant smell
Intermittent facial pain – only with acute exacerbations
Crusting/bleeding – careful monitoring for vasculitis/septal perforation/
neoplasm
INVESTIGATIONS: diagnosis based on history
Anterior rhinoscopy and FNE/endoscopy
show inflammation, mucopus ± polyps
MANAGEMENT
Consider macrolide treatment for 3–6w
Topical nasal steroids (6–8w) e.g. betamethasone or fluticasone drops
Steroid nasal spray (after finishing drops)
Nasal douching
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apply with head upside down over edge of bed
Nasal polyps
Specific form known as ALLERGIC RHINITIS:
sneezingitchy eyesrhinorrhoea
Mx: antihistamines, PO steroids, avoid allergens
If no improvement in 8w:
ENT referralConfirm Dx with nasal endoscopyCT & surgery to clear drainage pathways
Nasal douching: ½ tsp salt + ½ tsp sugar
+ ½ tsp bicarb dissolved in boiled water
draw up some with syringeblock one nostril with finger & sniff up mix
with other nostril
let it run out after
* should do before using nasal sprays/drops
grey/white, soft & mobile pedunculated swelling in nose/sinuses
SYMPTOMS
Nasal obstruction
Anosmia
Rhinorrhoea
Unilateral or bleeding polyp = red flag
ENT referral
ASSOCIATIONS/RISK FACTORS
Cystic fibrosis
Infective sinusitis
Samter’s triad: polyp + asthmas + aspirin sensitivity
INVESTIGATIONS
Anterior rhinoscopy biopsy if suspicious
MANAGEMENT
Medical: antihistamines, steroids (oral or drops/spray), decongestants reduce
size in 80%
Surgical: polypectomy → if significant blockage / red flag features
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
SYMPTOMS
Cervical lymphadenopathy
Unilateral otalgia (CN IX)
Unilateral OME
Nasal obstruction ± discharge
± epistaxis
CN palsies (CN III–VI)
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ENT UK (2016) Commissioning Guide: Chronic Rhinosinusitis
MANAGEMENT
CT & MRI
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Risk factors for carcinoma
Southern Chinese origin
EBV
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Emergency presentations
Epistaxis
CAUSES
Idiopathic
Nose-picking
Trauma
Infection
Tumours
PREDISPOSING FACTORS
Hypertension
Anticoagulants, NSAIDs, aspirin
Coagulopathies
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
most common
Unilateral epistaxis in adolescent boys consider juvenile angiofibroma
(nasopharyngeal vascular tumour) needs CT
& excision
*need prophylactic ABX if packing for >48h
Features suggesting posterior bleed:
Profuse
Bilateral
Failed anterior packing
MANAGEMENT17 Examine with thudicum to find source of bleed
1. First aid
Lean forward, pinch fleshy part for 10min
Apply ice to bridge of nose
Avoid swallowing blood
2. Resuscitation (if severe)
Estimate blood loss, measure pulse/BP
FBC, coag screen, G&S
IV fluids if needed
3. Cauterisation – if bleeding from Little’s area (anterior bleed)
Silver nitrate or bipolar diathermy
4. Packing* – if cannot visualise or cauterise bleed
First-line: anterior packing (RapidRhino/Merocel)
Second-line: posterior packing
6. Surgery/theatre – if cannot stop bleed
Sphenopalatine artery (SPA) ligation
Anterior ethmoid ligation (if trauma or SPA fails)
90% of bleeds are from ‘Littles area
Nose fracture
must rule out serious complications
MANAGEMENT
1. Manage epistaxis / acute problems
2. Rule out serious complications
Zygomatic/facial fracture – diplopia, face numbness, trismus
Head injury – LOC, N&V, amnesia, pupils
CSF leak – unilateral clear nasal discharge
Obstructed airways
Chest/abdo injuries
Septal haematoma
3. Clinic 7–10d later
Assess bony nose injury once swelling has subsided
4. Manipulation of bony deformity Must be done within 14d of injury
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NICE (2020) CKS Management Scenario: Acute epistaxis
Septal haematoma
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AETIOLOGY: bleed between septum & perichondrium
ON EXAMINATION: bilateral red/purple bulge
COMPLICATIONS
Blocks nose & gets infected Necrosis & septal perforation or saddle nose deformity
MANAGEMENT
Immediate ENT referral
Surgical drainage & IV ABX
Septal perforation
CAUSES
TRAUMA/SURGERY
Avascular necrosis – septal haematoma / cocaine
Granulomatous infection – syphilis, TB, granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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SYMPTOMS
Sense of nasal obstruction
Whistling
Crusting/bleeding
MANAGEMENT
Douching & Vaseline
Surgery (septal button or flap repair)
Foreign body
SYMPTOMS
Unilateral offensive discharge
± epistaxis
COMPLICATIONS
Inhaled foreign body
Vestibulitis
MANAGEMENT
Removal: forceps/Johnson probe/suction
Be suspicious if child presents with these symptoms
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Facial palsies
ALL NEED THOROUGH ENT & NEURO EXAMINATION
Frontalis spared: UMN problem Entire facial palsy: LMN problem
Investigations
Hx, ENT exam, neuro exam
PTA
Electroneuronography = electrical stimulation of FN
MRI/CT – if suspicious case
General management
Eye care: artificial tears, eye patch at night
Differentials of facial palsy
BELL’S PALSY (55%)
Aetiology: viral infection of FN
( risk in diabetes & pregnancy)
Symptoms: sudden onset (hours)
Ipsilateral facial palsy (inc. frontalis)
± Pain
No ear/CNS pathology
Management: 80% fully recover in 2m
High dose PO steroids
Eye care + analgesia
Causes of facial palsy in kids
Congenital
Forceps delivery
Chickenpox (VZV)
Acute OM
RAMSAY HUNT (7%)
Aetiology: HZV infection of facial nerve Symptoms
Ipsilateral facial palsy (inc. frontalis)
Ear pain / vesicles
Vesicular rash
± SNHL, vertigo, tinnitus
Management: palsy = irreversible
Aciclovir + corticosteroids
Eye care + analgesia
Fig. 8.15 Left facial palsy, frontalis
notspared.
MIDDLE EAR DISEASE = AOM, cholesteatoma, mastoiditis
TRAUMA = temporal bone fracture, penetrating injury
TUMOUR = glomus jugular tumour, vestibular schwannoma, parotid gland
OTHER = CVA, multiple sclerosis, Guillain–Barré
Red flags of facial palsy
Associated ear infection / foul otorrhoea cholesteatoma / complicated otitis media
Progressive palsy / parotid mass neoplasm
Associated neuro symptoms cerebrovascular accident
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OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Neuro-ophthalmology Acute red eye Miscellaneous acute ocular problems Diabetic eye disease Age-related macular degeneration
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ABBREVIATIONS
AION – Anterior ischaemic optic
neuropathy
AMD – Age-related macular degeneration AV – Arterio-venous BB – Beta-blocker CAI – Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors CN – Cranial nerve CPEO – Chronic progressive external
ophthalmoplegia
CRA – Central retinal artery CRAO – Central retinal artery occlusion CRVO – Central retinal vein occlusion CTD – Connective tissue disorder
EOM – Extraocular muscles GCA – Giant cell arteritis HSV – Herpes simplex virus HZV – Herpes zoster virus ICP – Intracranial pressure IOL – Intraocular lens IOP – Intraocular pressure IRMA – Intraretinal microvascular
abnormality
MS – Multiple sclerosis NAAION – Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic
optic neuropathy
NFT2 – Neurofibromatosis type 2
Cataracts
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Refractive errors Orthoptics Visual fields
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NPDR – Non-proliferative diabetic
retinopathy
PCA – Posterior cerebral artery PDR – Proliferative diabetic retinopathy PG – Prostaglandin RA – Rheumatoid arthritis RAPD – Relative afferent pupillary defect RPE – Retinal pigment epithelium SLE – Systemic lupus erythematosus VEGF – Vascular endothelial growth factor VF – Visual field
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Acute painless vision loss
Retinal detachment
Monocular causes Binocular causes
Vitreous haemorrhage
Ischaemic optic
neuropathy (GCA)
Non-ischaemic optic neuropathy
Retinal vessel occlusion
Retinal detachment
Pituitary
tumour
Optic neuritis
Severe
papilloedema
CVA
Dry eyes
(± pain)
CAUSES
Age
Post-op/trauma
Diabetic retinopathy
RISK FACTORS
Myopia
Stickler’s syndrome (in children)
Vitreous haemorrhage
TREATMENT: refer for urgent
surgery = vitrectomy & reattachment
SYMPTOMS
Floaters Flashes Field loss Fall in acuity
+ absent red reflex
Floaters
= small black dots in vision; patients may describe “blobs” or “ink splodge”
CAUSES
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Retinal vein occlusion with neovascularisation
Retinal tear
Retinal detachment
Fig. 9.1 Retinal tear.
INVESTIGATION: B-scan (USS of the
eye used when blood blocks view of the retina)
Retinal vessel occlusion
Retinal artery occlusions: caused by CVD
cardiovascular assessment for cause &
Cherry red spot
Fig. 9.2 CRAO.
Symptoms Signs Investigations Management
CRAO Sudden, profound,
entire vision loss
BRAO Sudden central or
sectoral vision loss
CRVO Blurred,
widespread vision
loss
BRVO Blurred, central or
sectoral vision loss
RAPD
Retinal oedema
Pale retina (ischaemic)
Cherry red spot
± carotid bruits
Field defect
Signs of hypertensive retinopathy
± carotid bruits
RAPD
Flame haemorrhages (widespread)
Oedema
Disc swelling
Tortuous veins
± cotton wool spots
Flame haemorrhages (focal)
long-term Mx of diet/exercise/smoking
Retinal vein occlusion: 2° to atherosclerotic thickening of CRA, compressing veins, or thick blood
HTN = major RF
BP
FBC, ESR, glucose
Carotid USS
Cardiac echo
To r/o causes of:
HTN, DM
Heart problems
GCA (CRAO only)
BP
FBC, ESR, glucose
IOP
To r/o causes of:
HTN, DM
Glaucoma
Blood problems
Refer to EYE CASUALTY & TIA CLINIC
Rebreathe into paper bag = CO2 dilates vessels
Ocular massage
Acetazolamide IOP
Paracentesis IOP
NB Little evidence for these, as once vision lost = often irreversible
Refer to EYE CASUALTY & TIA CLINIC
1. Refer to EYE CASUALTY
2. Manage cardiovascular risk factors
3. Manage complications of retinal vein occlusion
(neovascularisation / macular oedema)
SYMPTOMS
Floaters – many small or one large
Absent red reflex – if large bleed
TREATMENT
Proliferative/neovascular cause:
observation then pan-retinal laser once bleed settles
Tear/detachment: vitrectomy
Widespread
haemorrhages
Fig. 9.3 CRVO.
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RCOphth (2015) Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) Guidelines