Referral to Emergency Department
If any of the following are present or suspected, please refer the patient to the emergency department (via ambulance if necessary) or seek emergency medical advice if in a remote region:
- Sudden onset of debilitating dizziness/vertigo with associated neurological symptoms should raise the possibility of stroke
- Sudden onset of dizziness/vertigo with associated hearing loss and/or tinnitus
- Sudden onset of dizziness/vertigo with ear pain/discharge/trauma/barotrauma (please also contact the ENT registrar to advise patient will present to ED)
Immediately contact on-call registrar or service to arrange an immediate ENT assessment (seen within 7 days) for:
To contact the relevant service, please see HealthPathways: Acute ENT Assessment