Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which symptoms should adults and GPs use as criteria for referral to audiology services?  (JLA PSP Priority 16-30)
Overall ranking Top 16-30
JLA question ID 0033/16-30m
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence To follow
Health Research Classification System category Ear
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples

What sort of early symptoms/indicators of hearing loss should patients and/or GPs pick up on to initiate a referral to audiology?  ~  Can you tell who will be affected by hearing problems?
Submitted by Service users x 1, Clinicians x 0, Others x 1
Outcomes to be measured Referral to audiology services/Ability to predict those who will be affected by hearing problems
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0033
PSP name Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 87  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 3 September 2015