Main description:

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Karen Kost, is devoted to Geriatric Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Hearing Loss in the Elderly; Balance Disorders in the Elderly; Dysphagia in the Older Patient; The Aging Voice; Sleep-disordered Breathing; Rhinosinusitis and Allergies; Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly; Cutaneous Malignancies; Thyroid Disorders; Anesthetic considerations in Geriatric Otolaryngology; and Frailty in Geriatric Otolaryngology.

Contents:

Geriatric Otolaryngology - Contents

Preface: Geriatric Otolaryngology: Why It Matters

Hearing Loss in the Elderly

Balance Disorders in Older Adults

Geriatric Dysphagia

Voice Disorders in the Elderly

Sleep Disorders in the Elderly

Rhinosinusitis and Allergies in Elderly Patients

Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly: Frailty, Shared Decisions, and Avoidance of Low Value Care

Cutaneous Head and Neck Malignancies in the Elderly

Thyroid Disorders in the Elderly: An Overall Summary

Anesthesia in the Elderly Patient Undergoing Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Frailty and Polypharmacy in Older Patients with Otolaryngologic Diseases