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9780780808720

Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Sourcebook

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    9780780808720

  • ISBN10:

    078080872X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-09-06
  • Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
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Summary

Consumer health text provides current health information about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, and voice. Topics include swimmers ear, otitis media, perforated eardrum, types of hearing loss, research advances in genetic hearing loss, and more. Previous edition: c1998.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Part 1: Disorders of the Ears
Chapter 1 Looking at the Ears
3(6)
Section 1.1 How Do We Hear?
4(3)
Section 1.2 Ear Examination
7(2)
Chapter 2 The Pinna (External Ear)
9(8)
Section 2.1 Small Ear (Microtia)
10(3)
Section 2.2 Cauliflower Ear
13(1)
Section 2.3 Otoplasty (Ear Plastic Surgery)
14(3)
Chapter 3 Ear Infections
17(30)
Section 3.1 Swimmer's Ear
18(4)
Section 3.2 Otitis Media
22(7)
Section 3.3 Chronic Middle Ear Infection
29(4)
Section 3.4 Mastoiditis
33(1)
Section 3.5 Ear Tubes
34(4)
Section 3.6 Alternative Treatments for Ear Infections
38(9)
Chapter 4 Ear Injuries
47(18)
Section 4.1 Perforated Eardrum
48(2)
Section 4.2 Tympanoplasty: Surgical Repair of the Perforated Eardrum
50(3)
Section 4.3 Barotrauma
53(4)
Section 4.4 Ears and Altitude
57(3)
Section 4.5 Ear Emergencies
60(5)
Chapter 5 Ear Secretions and Growths
65(16)
Section 5.1 Earwax (Cerumen)
66(3)
Section 5.2 Benign Ear Cyst or Tumor
69(2)
Section 5.3 Otosclerosis
71(3)
Section 5.4 Cholesteatoma
74(7)
Part II: Hearing Disorders
Chapter 6 Hearing Loss: The Basics
81(10)
Section 6.1 Types of Hearing Loss
82(4)
Section 6.2 Mechanism Underlying Stereocilia Self-Renewal Discovered
86(2)
Section 6.3 Statistics about Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, and Deafness
88(3)
Chapter 7 Diagnosing Hearing Loss
91(10)
Section 7.1 Hearing Testing
92(4)
Section 7.2 Newborn Hearing Screening
96(3)
Section 7.3 Hearing Loss Quick Test
99(2)
Chapter 8 Genetic and Congenital Deafness
101(28)
Section 8.1 Congenital Deafness: An Overview
102(7)
Section 8.2 Usher Syndrome
109(4)
Section 8.3 Waardenburg Syndrome
113(2)
Section 8.4 Other Types of Syndromic Deafness
115(6)
Section 8.5 Otospondylomegaepiphyseal Dysplasia
121(2)
Section 8.6 Nonsyndromic Deafness
123(3)
Section 8.7 Research Advances in Genetic Hearing Loss
126(3)
Chapter 9 Sensorineural Hearing Disorders
129(20)
Section 9.1 Auditory Neuropathy
130(3)
Section 9.2 Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
133(2)
Section 9.3 Presbycusis: Age-Related Hearing Loss
135(7)
Section 9.4 Hyperacusis
142(4)
Section 9.5 Sudden Deafness
146(3)
Chapter 10 Ototoxicity
149(2)
Chapter 11 Tinnitus
151(6)
Section 11.1 Facts about Tinnitus
152(3)
Section 11.2 Tinnitus Research
155(2)
Chapter 12 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
157(14)
Section 12.1 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: An Overview
158(4)
Section 12.2 Frequently Asked Questions about Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
162(3)
Section 12.3 Hearing Protection
165(3)
Section 12.4 Risk to Hearing from Personal Stereo Systems
168(3)
Chapter 13 Bone Disorders Can Lead to Hearing Loss
171(4)
Chapter 14 Electronic Hearing Devices
175(30)
Section 14.1 Hearing Aids
176(6)
Section 14.2 Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
182(3)
Section 14.3 Cochlear Implants
185(14)
Section 14.4 Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Cochlear Implants
199(6)
Chapter 15 Communicating with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
205(20)
Section 15.1 American Sign Language
206(3)
Section 15.2 Assistive Listening Devices
209(6)
Section 15.3 Captions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Viewers
215(5)
Section 15.4 Better Communication with People Who Are Hard of Hearing
220(5)
Part III: Vestibular Disorders
Chapter 16 Vestibular Disorders: An Overview
225(26)
Section 16.1 Vestibular (Balance) Disorders
226(6)
Section 16.2 Pediatric Vestibular Disorders
232(2)
Section 16.3 Presbyastasis
234(5)
Section 16.4 Allergies and Vestibular Disorders
239(3)
Section 16.5 Vestibular Testing
242(7)
Section 16.6 Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
249(2)
Chapter 17 Vestibular Schwannoma
251(4)
Chapter 18 Bilateral Vestibulopathy
255(8)
Chapter 19 Vestibular Neuritis and Labyrinthitis
263(6)
Chapter 20 Vertigo
269(16)
Section 20.1 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
270(4)
Section 20.2 Epileptic Vertigo
274(2)
Section 20.3 Vestibular Migraine
276(1)
Section 20.4 Post-Traumatic Vertigo
277(5)
Section 20.5 Mal de Debarquement
282(3)
Chapter 21 Dizziness and Motion Sickness
285(6)
Chapter 22 Ménière Disease
291(4)
Chapter 23 Perilymph Fistula
295(14)
Part IV: Disorders of the Nose and Sinuses
Chapter 24 Introduction to the Nose and Sinuses
309(14)
Section 24.1 Anatomy of the Nose
310(3)
Section 24.2 How the Sinuses Work
313(2)
Section 24.3 Diagnostic Tests of the Nose and Sinuses
315(8)
Chapter 25 Your Stuffy Nose
323(18)
Section 25.1 The Common Cold
324(7)
Section 25.2 Sneezing
331(1)
Section 25.3 Rhinitis
332(5)
Section 25.4 Post-Nasal Drip
337(4)
Chapter 26 Your Allergic Nose
341(18)
Chapter 27 Common Nasal Concerns
359(14)
Section 27.1 Deviated Septum
360(2)
Section 27.2 Nasal Polyps
362(2)
Section 27.3 Nosebleeds
364(3)
Section 27.4 Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction
367(2)
Section 27.5 Rhinoplasty
369(4)
Chapter 28 Sinus Problems
373(14)
Section 28.1 Sinusitis
374(8)
Section 28.2 Sinus Headache
382(2)
Section 28.3 Sinus Surgery
384(3)
Chapter 29 Snoring and Sleep Apnea
387(8)
Section 29.1 Snoring
388(3)
Section 29.2 Sleep Apnea
391(4)
Chapter 30 Smell and Taste Disorders
395(14)
Section 30.1 Smell Disorders
396(4)
Section 30.2 Taste Disorders
400(4)
Section 30.3 Statistics on Taste and Smell
404(5)
Part V: Disorders of the Throat and Vocal Cords
Chapter 31 Sore Throat
409(14)
Section 31.1 What Causes a Sore Throat?
410(3)
Section 31.2 Strep Throat
413(3)
Section 31.3 Strep Throat Test
416(3)
Section 31.4 Epiglottitis
419(4)
Chapter 32 Tonsils and Adenoids
423(8)
Section 32.1 Tonsils and Tonsillectomies
424(2)
Section 32.2 Adenoids and Adenoidectomies
426(5)
Chapter 33 Laryngeal Problems
431(14)
Section 33.1 Laryngitis
432(4)
Section 33.2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Reflux Laryngitis
436(5)
Section 33.3 Laryngeal Papillomatosis
441(4)
Chapter 34 Swallowing Problems
445(10)
Section 34.1 Dysphagia
446(4)
Section 34.2 Achalasia
450(5)
Chapter 35 Voice and Vocal Cord Disorders
455(34)
Section 35.1 Hoarseness
456(3)
Section 35.2 Spasmodic Dysphonia
459(4)
Section 35.3 Vocal Fold Nodules, Polyps, and Cysts
463(5)
Section 35.4 Vocal Cord Dysfunction (Paradoxical Vocal Cord Movement)
468(5)
Section 35.5 Vocal Cord Paralysis
473(3)
Section 35.6 Disorders of Vocal Abuse and Misuse
476(4)
Section 35.7 Taking Care of Your Voice
480(4)
Section 35.8 Statistics on Voice Disorders
484
Part VI: Cancers of the Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 36 Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers
489(10)
Chapter 37 Oropharyngeal Cancer
499(6)
Chapter 38 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
505(8)
Chapter 39 Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
513(14)
Chapter 40 What You Need to Know about Esophageal Cancer
527(10)
Chapter 41 Hypopharyngeal Cancer
537(10)
Chapter 42 What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Larynx
547(20)
Chapter 43 Recent Research in Cancer of the Ear, Nose, and Throat
567(10)
Part VII: Additional Help and Information
Chapter 44 Glossary of Terms Related to the Ears, Nose, and Throat
577(12)
Chapter 45 Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders: Resources for Information and Support
589(12)
Index 601

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