Neuro-otology

Locations

Contact

Outpatients appointments
020 3313 5000

Visitor Information

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Visiting

Our neuro-otology service is a centre of national excellence for patients with dizzy, balance and eye movement disorders and we receive referrals from around the UK.

The service is run by two consultants, Professor Adolfo Bronstein MD PhD FRCP (Imperial College London) and Dr Barry Seemungal PhD FRCP (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), who both regularly lecture on balance and dizziness nationally and internationally.

They have provided input to NICE guidelines on vertigo and NHS England initiatives.

Conditions and treatments

Our specialist neuro-otology clinics provide clinical assessment, laboratory testing, final diagnosis and treatment plans in one visit. For patients referred with refractory and chronic dizziness following head injury (at six to 18 months post-injury), we are proud to note that we achieve 80 per cent symptom-free rates within six months.

Critically, dizziness is an independent risk for unemployment post-head injury (at six months, 75 per cent of non-dizzy head injury patients are back at work versus 33 per cent with dizziness).

We work closely with our patients to develop effective treatment plans for a variety of dizzy, balance and eye movement disorders, including:

  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
  • Chronic dizziness and gait disorders
  • Visually-induced dizziness
  • Meniere’s disease
  • Vestibular migraine
  • Vestibular neuritis
  • Central vestibular disorders
  • Nystagmus

Clinics

Neuro-otology clinics at Charing Cross Hospital

Address

Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Hours

Monday mornings, main outpatients department, first floor, Charing Cross Hospital
Monday afternoons, ENT department, first floor, Charing Cross Hospital

Contact information

Phone: 020 3313 5584

Meet the team

Honorary consultant neurologist

Professor Adolfo Bronstein MD, PhD, FAAN, FRCP

Consultant neurologist

Dr Barry M. Seemungal BSc PhD FRCP

Clinical research fellow 

Dr Hena Ahmad MRCP

Senior registrar 

Dr Lorraine Everett MRCP

Clinical vestibular scientist and post-doctoral research fellow 

Dr Qadeer Arshad B.Optom, MSc, PhD

Post-doctoral research fellow and audio-vestibular scientist

Dr Mitesh Patel, PhD

Research physiotherapist in neuro-otology 

Miss Sofia Nousi, MScPT, MCSP

Hearing and balance therapist 

Jane McCall

Secretary 

Michele Stenning, Charing Cross Hospital 

Academic and private patient secretary

Miss Lorna Stevenson, Charing Cross Hospital

Patient information

Before your appointment

You are welcome to bring a relative, close friend or carer with you to your appointment, and you are welcome to ask for a chaperone. Please bring a list of any medication you are currently taking or have taken in the past, as well as details of any past treatments or therapies you have had for your condition.

During your appointment

Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know and the students will be asked to step outside.

If this is your first appointment to our one-stop clinic, please expect your visit to take up to four hours. During your appointment, you will have a clinical assessment and an ear, nose and throat test. Your doctor or nurse may also help you try some treatment options.

After your appointment

After your appointment, a clinical report and a summary of all test results will included in a letter that will be sent to your GP and to your referring consultant. You will also receive a copy of this letter, and you will be contacted about any follow-up appointments that may be required.

Refer to this service

GP referrals

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our neuro-otology service. 

Secondary care

Secondary care referrals may to be sent to the neurology department and clearly addressed to the neuro-otology clinic.

Neuro-otology clinic
Neurology department
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8RF

Clinical trials and research

We are an academic department which means that we are continuously involved in deepening our knowledge of clinical disorders that cause balance complaints, dizziness and eye movement problems.

We therefore have ongoing research studies and if you are interested in participating please ask about our ongoing studies. Please see our areas of research here.

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