Monitoring/ Auditing Criteria: to assess guideline implementation or adherence to recommendations.
▪️ Performing a targeted history and thorough Basic Audiological Evaluation as a minimum patient assessment, with further audio-vestibular investigations only if indicated, and urgent referral of any tinnitus Red Flags.
▪️ Providing information about tinnitus and treatment options.
▪️ Prescribing hearing aids only when patients have a diagnosed hearing loss.
▪️ Specialized cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus should be offered when needed.