Front Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 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. Presbycusis -- 7. Tinnitus in the Elderly Patient -- 8. Hearing Protection for the Retired Adult -- 9. Multisensory Impairment in Older Adults: Evaluation and Intervention -- 10. Mal de Debarquement -- 11. Meniere's Disease in the Elderly -- 12. Dizziness in the Elderly -- 13. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo -- 14. Balance Rehabilitation -- 15. Olfaction and Aging -- 16. Olfactory Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Diseases -- 17. Taste Changes in the Elderly -- 18. Sinusitis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications -- 19. Allergic Rhinitis in the Elderly -- 20. Rhinitis in the Aging Patient -- 21. Epistaxis in the Geriatric Population -- 22. Oral Mucosal Pathology in the Geriatric Population -- 23. Halitosis in the Elderly -- 24. Oral Health Care of the Elderly Patient -- 25. Burning Mouth -- 26. Effects of Aging on Swallowing -- 27. Dysphagia Evaluation -- 28. Xerostomia in the Elderly -- 29. Zenker's Diverticulum -- 30. Surgical Management of Aspiration in the 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 -- 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.

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: Etiology and Incidence in the Elderly-Acute Management -- 48. Disorders of the Salivary Glands -- 49. Reconstructive Issues in the Elderly Patient with Head and Neck Cancer -- 50. Appearance Changes with Aging -- 51. Reconstruction in the Elderly Patient -- 52. Cosmetic Surgery in the Elderly Patient -- 53. Delirium and Dementia 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 -- 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 -- 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.