LM313 - Migraines in the Audiology Clinic: What You Need to Know

It is important for audiologists to have a strong understanding of migraine. This neurological condition has a number of audiovestibular consequences that will be encountered clinically. This presentation will provide a comprehensive description of migraine pathophysiology, common symptoms and findings encountered by the audiologist when evaluating patients with a history of migraine, and management strategies. This multidisciplinary lecture will provide clinically applicable information, which will aid the audiologist in diagnosing, managing, and triaging patients with migraine.

Summary: Migraine is a common and complex neurological disorder that includes a number of audiovestibular issues including tinnitus, hearing loss, and vertigo. Audiologists will encounter migraine in clinic, so should be well-versed in understanding this condition and its management.

Although information related to migraine is often included in the audiological literature, this information is often incomplete, lacking the expert knowledge of a neurologist, and/or fails to truly describe the connection (or lack thereof) between migraine and ear pathology. This lecture will bridge the gap between the current understandings of migraine and what might be encountered by an audiologist in practice. 

This multidisciplinary lecture will be lead by a neurologist and vestibular audiologist, who are seasoned in the diagnosis and management of migraine and their related audiovestibular consequences. This talk will give a detailed description of migraine, including epidemiology, the underlying mechanisms and physiology of migraine, medical and non-medical management strategies, the connection between migraine and peripheral ear disorders, misconceptions and misinformation in the audiology literature, pediatric migraine, and case studies. 

Participants will gain relevant information that will be immediately applicable in the audiology clinic.