Geriatric Otolaryngology serves as an invaluable source of guidance on perioperative assessment, operative procedures and outcomes, and new strategies for reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.

Features:

• Analyzes the available treatment options for each disorder discussed in the text and lists specific drugs, dosing patterns, interactions, and common adverse reactions
• Discusses the general risks and benefits of various surgical procedures and considers clinical tests from a patient's perspective
• Explores psychosocial factors influencing the care of the aging patient-including chapters on social isolation, substance misuse, elder abuse, and end-of- life care
• Covers topics ranging from hearing loss and problems of swallowing, taste, and smell to vocal cord paralysis, oral lesions, and insomnia
• Supplies sections on postoperative and chronic pain management
• Contains 181 illustrations

Contents

Geriatric Otolaryngology

1. Clinical Approach to the Geriatric Patient
2. Biology of Aging
3. Introduction to Geriatric Otolaryngology
4. Cerumen Impaction
5. Amplification and the Geriatric Patient
6. Presbycosis
7. Tinnitus in the Elderly Patient
8. Hearing Protection for the Retired Adult
9. Multisensory Impairment in Older Adults
10. Mal de Debarquement
11. Meniere's Disease in the Elderly
12. Dizziness in the Elderly
13. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
14. Balance Rehabilitation

Taste, Smell, and Nasal Problems

15. Olfaction and Aging
16. Alfactory Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases
17. Taste Changes in the Elderly
18. Sinusitis
19. Allergic Rhinitis in the Elderly
20. Rhinitis in the Aging Patient
21. Epistaxis in the Geriatric Population

Oral Disorders

22. Oral Mucosal Pathology in the Geriatric Population
23. Halitosis in the Elderly
24. Oral Health Care of the Elderly Patient
25. Burning Mouth

Voice and Swallowing

26. Effects of Aging on Swallowing
27. Dysphagia Evaluation
28. Xerostomia in the Elderly
29. Zenker's Diverticulum
30. Surgical Management of Aspiration int eh Geriatric Patient
31. Sialorrhea in the Geriatric Population
32. Post-Stroke Swallowing Rehabilitation
33. The Effects of Age on the Voice
34. Vocal Fold Paralysis: Surgical Treatment
35. Cough
36. Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in the Elderly

Sleep Disorders

37. Identifying and Treating Sleep Disorders in the Elderly
38. Methodologies in the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea
39. Snoring: Simple to Obstructive Apnea
40. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
41. Surgical Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
42. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Epidemiology and Patient-Centered Measures

Head and Neck Problems

43. Overview of Head and Neck Cancer
44. Head and Neck Cancer in the Geriatric Patient
45. Thyroid Diseases in the Elderly
46. Parathyroid Diseases in the Elderly
47. Facial Nerve Dysfunction
48. Disorders of the Salivary Glands
49. Reconstructive Issues in the Elderly Patient with Head and Neck Cancer

Appearance Changes

50. Appearance Changes with Aging
51. Reconstruction in the Elderly Patient
52. Cosmetic Surgery in the Elderly Patient

Psychosocial Issues in the Care of the Elderly

53. Delirium and Demential in the Elderly
54. Sensory Impairment and Deprivation in the Elderly
55. Social Isolation
56. Substance Misuse in the Elderly
57. Elder Abuse
58. Anxiety and Depression in Older Patients
59. Coordination of Care
60. Polypharmacy in Older Adults

Perioperative Issues

61. Preoperative Evaluation
62. Anesthesia for Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery in the Elderly
63. Postoperative Care for the Geriatric Patient
64. Informed Consent
65. Pain Management in the Elderly

End of Life

66. Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders
67. End-of-Life Issues in the Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Patient
68. Hospice for the Otolaryngologist

Index

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