Air Force Flying Physical
Medical Examination Standards
Ears
Flying Classes II and III.
History
of surgery involving the middle ear, excluding cholesteatoma below.
Residual of mastoid
surgery.
Inability
to perform the VALSALVA maneuver.
Perforation of
the tympanic membrane. Surgery to repair perforated tympanic mem brane is disqualifying
until healing is complete and hearing is normal.
Tinnitus when
associated with active disease.
Abnormal labyrinthine
function.
Recurrent episodes
of vertigo with or without nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
Any conditions
that interfere with the auditory or vestibular functions. A7.3. 1.9. Cholesteatoma
or history of surgical removal of cholesteatoma.
Atresia, tuberosity,
severe stenosis or tumors of the external auditory canal which pre vents an
adequate view of the tympanic membrane or effective therapeutic access to the
entire external auditory canal.
Classes I, IA, II (flight surgeon applicants) and III (initial applicants). In addition to the above:
Applicants must
demonstrate satisfactory performance of the Reading Aloud Test (RAT).
History of radical
mastoidectomy.
History of abnormal
labyrinthine function, unexplained or recurrent vertigo.
Surgical repair
of perforated tympanic membrane within the last 120 calendar days.
Information derived from Air Force Instruction 48-23, Current as of Dec 2000.
