Becoming a Police Constable in Kent - Kent Police

Protecting and serving the people of KentEar, nose and throat disorders continuedConcern is raised with some ENT conditions where disruption of attendance, ongoing discomfort, balance or hearing incapacity will havemajor detrimental effects on the operational role of a Police Constable.Illness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesInner earMeniere’s diseaseUnlikely to be suitableBenign positional paroxysmal vertigo Likely to require further information, investigation andassessmentHearing»»Both ears above standard Likely to be suitable»»Both ears below standard Unlikely to be suitable»»Hearing in one ear above standard,and hearing in one ear belowstandard»»Applicants with hearing aids thatbring their hearing above theminimum standardNoseAllergic vasomotor rhinitisRecurrent nasal polypsPersistent chronic sinusitisLikely to require further information, investigation andassessment – applicant must be assessed carefullyLikely to require further information, investigation andassessmentLikely to be suitableLikely to be suitable but If there is a significanthistory then likely to require further information,investigation and assessmentLikely to be suitable but If severe, likely to requirefurther information, investigation and assessmentHearing standard – Hearing loss ofmore than a total of 84 dB over the0.5-1.2 KHz range or more than atotal of 123 dB over the 3,4 and 6KHz range.For borderline cases or when hearingin one ear is above the standardand hearing in the other ear belowstandard, or when hearing aids arefitted, consideration should be givento a practical test of hearing to assessfunctional ability, for example speechand/or phoneme comprehension.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process27