Decision Considerations - Aerospace Medical Dispositions
Item 29. Ear

The following lists the most common conditions of aeromedical significance, and course of action that should be taken by the examiner as defined by the protocol and disposition in the table. Medical certificates must not be issued to an applicant with medical conditions that require deferral, or for any condition not listed that may result in sudden or subtle incapacitation without consulting the AMCD or the RFS. Medical documentation must be submitted for any condition in order to support an issuance of an airman medical certificate.

Hearing Devices

• Cochlear Implant (PDF)

Conditions

• Acoustic Neuroma (PDF)
• Inner Ear
  • Acute or Chronic Diseases (PDF)
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) (PDF)
  • Labyrinthitis (PDF) (Vestibular Neuritis; Viral Labyrinthitis; Epidemic Vertigo, Acute Vestibulopathy)
  • Meniere’s Disease (PDF)
  • Motion Sickness (PDF)
  • Perilymph Fistula (PLF) (PDF)
  • Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD or 3PD) (PDF)
  • Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SSCDS) (PDF)
• Mastoids
• Middle Ear (PDF)
• Outer Ear (PDF)