Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Sourcebook (Health Reference Series)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: September 6, 2006
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 659
ISBN-13: 9780780808720
Subjects: Personal Health; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Surgery - General; Otolaryngology; Reference; Popular works
Table of contents: title: Looking at the ears. How do we hear? -- Ear examination -- Pinna. (external ear) -- Small ear (microtia) -- Cauliflower ear -- Otoplasty (ear plastic surgery) -- Ear infections. Swimmer's ear -- Otitis media -- Chronic middle ear infection -- Mastoiditis -- Ear tubes -- Alternative treatments for ear infections -- Ear injuries. Perforated eardrum -- Tympanoplasty : surgical repair of the perforated eardrum. Barotrauma -- Ears and altitude -- Ear emergencies -- Ear secretions and growths.  Earwax (cerumen) -- Benign ear cyst or tumor -- Otosclerosis -- Cholesteatoma -- Hearing loss: the basics. Types of hearing loss -- Mechanism underlying stereocilia self-renewal discovered -- Statistics about hearing disorders, ear infections, and deafness -- Diagnosing hearing loss. Hearing testing -- Newborn hearing screening -- Hearing loss quick test -- Genetic and congenital deafness. Congenital deafness : an overview -- Usher Syndrome -- Waardenburg Syndrome -- Other types of syndromic deafness -- Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia -- Nonsyndromic deafness -- Research advances in genetic hearing loss -- Sensorineural hearing disorders. Auditory neuropathy -- Autoimmune inner ear disease -- Presbycusis : age-related hearing loss -- Hyperacusis -- Sudden deafness -- Ototoxicity -- Ttinnitus. Facts about tinnitus -- Tinnitus research -- Noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss: an overview -- Frequently asked questions about noise and hearing loss prevention -- Hearing protection -- Risk to hearing from personal stereo systems -- Bone disorders can lead to hearing loss. Electronic hearing devices. Hearing aids -- Bone-anchored hearing aids -- Cochlear implants -- Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants -- Communicating with the deaf and hard of hearing. American Sign Language -- Assistive listening devices -- Captions for deaf and hard of hearing viewers -- Better communication with people who are hard of hearing -- Vestibular disorders : an overview. Vestibular (balance) disorders -- Pediatric vestibular disorders -- Presbyastasis -- Allergies and vestibular disorders -- Vestibular testing -- Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) -- Vestibular schwannoma -- Bilateral vestibulopathy -- Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis -- Vertigo . Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo -- Epileptic vertigo -- Vestibular migraine -- Post-traumatic vertigo -- Mal de Debarquement -- Dizziness and motion sickness -- Ménière disease -- Perilymph fistula -- Introduction to the nose and sinuses -- Anatomy of the nose -- How the sinuses work -- Diagnostic tests of the nose and sinuses -- Your stuffy nose. The common cold -- Sneezing -- Rhinitis -- Post-nasal drip -- Your allergic nose -- Common nasal concerns -- Deviated septum -- Nasal polyps -- Nosebleeds -- Septoplasty and turbinate reduction -- Rhinoplasty -- Sinus problems. Sinusitis -- Sinus headache -- Sinus surgery -- Snoring and sleep apnea. Snoring -- Sleep apnea -- Smell and taste disorders. Smell disorders -- Taste disorders -- Statistics on taste and smell -- Sore throat. What causes a sore throat? -- Strep throat -- Strep throat test -- Epiglottitis -- Tonsils and adenoids.  Tonsils and tonsillectomies -- Adenoids and adenoidectomies -- Laryngeal problems. Laryngitis -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease and reflux laryngitis -- Laryngeal papillomatosis -- Swallowing problems. Dysphagia -- Achalasia -- Voice and vocal cord disorders. Hoarseness -- Spasmodic dysphonia -- Vocal fold nodules, polyps, and cysts -- Vocal cord dysfunction (paradoxical vocal cord movement) -- Vocal cord paralysis -- Disorders of vocal abuse and misuse -- Taking care of your voice -- Statistics on voice disorders -- Head and neck cancer : questions and answers -- Oropharyngeal cancer -- Nasopharyngeal cancer -- Paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer -- What you need to know about esophageal cancer -- Hypopharyngeal cancer -- Wwhat you need to know about cancer of the larynx -- Rrecent research in cancer of the ear, nose, and throat -- Glossary of terms related to the ears, nose, and throat -- Ear, nose, and throat disorders : resources for information and support.