Ear, nose, and throat disorders sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, and voice, including ear infections, otosclerosis, c

Provides consumer health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, and voice. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources. Table of Contents 7 Preface 15 Part One—Structure and Functions of Ear, Nose, and Throat 21 Chapter 1—Anatomy and Functions of the Ear 23 Chapter 2—Anatomy and Functions of the Nose 27 Chapter 3—Anatomy and Functions of the Throat 33 Chapter 4—Ear, Nose, and Throat Examination 37 Part Two—Disorders of the Ears 41 Chapter 5—Disorders of Pinna (The External Ear) 43 Section 5.1—Anotia (Born without Ears) and Microtia (Small Ear) 44 Section 5.2—Cauliflower Ear 47 Section 5.3—Otoplasty (Ear Plastic Surgery) 51 Chapter 6—Ear Infections 55 Section 6.1—Ear Infection: An Overview 56 Section 6.2—Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear) 58 Section 6.3—Otitis Media 61 Section 6.4—Ear Infections in Children 65 Section 6.5—Ear Tubes 71 Section 6.6—Treating Ear Infections 76 Chapter 7—Ear Injuries 83 Section 7.1—Perforated Eardrum 84 Section 7.2—Tympanoplasty and Mastoidectomy 88 Section 7.3—Barotrauma/Barotitis Media 92 Section 7.4—Foreign Object in the Ear 94 Section 7.5—Stay Away from Ear Candles 96 Chapter 8—Ear Secretions and Growths 99 Section 8.1—Earwax (Cerumen) 100 Section 8.2—Otosclerosis 102 Section 8.3—Cholesteatoma 104 Part Three—Hearing Disorders 107 Chapter 9—Hearing Loss: The Basics 109 Section 9.1—Hearing and Hearing Loss: Explained 110 Section 9.2—Mechanism Underlying Stereocilia 115 Section 9.3—Types of Hearing Loss 119 Section 9.4—Statistics about Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, and Deafness 122 Chapter 10—Hearing Loss in Varying Ages 125 Section 10.1—Hearing Loss in Children 126 Section 10.2—Hearing Loss and Older Adults 130 Chapter 11—Recognizing and Diagnosing Hearing Loss 135 Section 11.1—Who Can I Turn To for Help with My Hearing Loss? 136 Section 11.2—Diagnosing a Hearing Loss 137 Section 11.3—Newborn Hearing Screening 140 Chapter 12—Genetic and Congenital Deafness 147 Section 12.1—The Genetics of Hearing Loss 148 Section 12.2—Congenital Deafness with Vitiligo and Achalasia 152 Section 12.3—Usher Syndrome 153 Section 12.4—Waardenburg Syndrome 158 Section 12.5—Other Types of Syndromic Deafness 160 Section 12.6—Otospondylomegaepiphyseal Dysplasia 170 Section 12.7—Nonsyndromic Deafness 171 Chapter 13—Sensorineural Hearing Disorders 177 Section 13.1—Auditory Neuropathy 178 Section 13.2—Age-Related Hearing Loss (Presbycusis) 181 Section 13.3—Hyperacusis 187 Section 13.4—Sudden Deafness 188 Chapter 14—Ototoxicity 193 Chapter 15—Tinnitus 195 Chapter 16—Noise-Induced Hearing Loss 201 Section 16.1—Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: An Overview 202 Section 16.2—What Noises Cause Hearing Loss 206 Section 16.3—How Do I Know If I Have Hearing Loss Caused by Loud Noise? 209 Section 16.4—Preventing Hearing Loss from Loud Noise 212 Chapter 17—Hearing Protection 215 Section 17.1—How to Protect Your Hearing 216 Section 17.2—Maintaining a Quiet Environment: At Home and Farm 221 Chapter 18—What If One Already Has Hearing Loss? 225 Section 18.1—Take Steps to Keep It from Getting Worse 226 Section 18.2—Products and Devices to Improve Hearing 228 Chapter 19—Electronic Hearing Devices 231 Section 19.1—Hearing Aids 232 Section 19.2—Cochlear Implants and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids 240 Chapter 20—Communicating with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 255 Section 20.1—American Sign Language 256 Section 20.2—Assistive Listening Devices 259 Section 20.3—Captions for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Viewers 264 Section 20.4—Communication Problems in Hard-of-Hearing Individuals 268 Chapter 21—Frequently Asked Questions about Hearing Loss 279 Chapter 22—Novel Deafness and Hearing Loss Treatments 283 Section 22.1—Growing Hair Cells Might Lead to Hearing Loss Treatment 284 Section 22.2—Drug Therapy Partially Restores Hearing 285 Part Four—Vestibular Disorders 289 Chapter 23—Vestibular (Balance) Disorders: An Overview 291 Section 23.1—What Is a Vestibular (Balance) Disorder? 292 Section 23.2—Dizziness and Balance Problems in Children 298 Section 23.3—Vestibular (Balance) Disorders in Adults 300 Section 23.4—Coping with Balance Disorders 302 Section 23.5—Presbyastasis 305 Section 23.6—Vestibular Rehabilitation 311 Chapter 24—Vestibular Schwannoma 313 Chapter 25—Enlarged Vestibular Aqueducts 317 Chapter 26—Vertigo 321 Chapter 27—Dizziness and Motion Sickness 325 Chapter 28—Ménière Disease 329 Chapter 29—Perilymph Fistula 333 Part Five—Disorders of the Nose and Sinuses 337 Chapter 30—Your Stuffy Nose 339 Section 30.1—The Common Cold 340 Section 30.2—Cold, Flu, or Allergy 346 Section 30.3—Complementary Health Approaches for Colds 349 Section 30.4—Coughing and Sneezing: Hygiene Etiquette 354 Section 30.5—Allergic Rhinitis 356 Chapter 31—Common Nasal Concerns and Treatments 359 Section 31.1—Nasal Polyps 360 Section 31.2—Nosebleeds 363 Section 31.3—Deviated Septum, Septoplasty, and Rhinoplasty 365 Chapter 32—Sinus Problems 373 Section 32.1—Sinusitis 374 Section 32.2—Sinus Surgery 377 Section 32.3—Is Rinsing Your Sinuses with Neti Pots Safe? 380 Chapter 33—Snoring and Sleep Apnea 383 Chapter 34—Smell and Taste Disorders 397 Section 34.1—Smell Disorders 398 Section 34.2—Taste Disorders 401 Section 34.3—Taste and Smell-Related Statistics 405 Part Six—Disorders of the Throat and Vocal Cords 409 Chapter 35—Sore Throat 411 Section 35.1—Understanding Sore Throat 412 Section 35.2—Strep Throat 415 Section 35.3—Candida Infections of the Mouth, Throat, and Esophagus 420 Chapter 36—Tonsils and Adenoids 425 Section 36.1—Tonsils and Tonsillectomies 426 Section 36.2—Adenoids and Adenoidectomies 429 Chapter 37—Laryngeal Problems 433 Section 37.1—Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 434 Section 37.2—Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis/Laryngeal Papillomatosis 435 Section 37.3—Laryngoscopy and Esophagoscopy 439 Chapter 38—Swallowing Problems 443 Section 38.1—Dysphagia 444 Section 38.2—Achalasia 448 Chapter 39—Voice and Vocal Cord Disorders 451 Section 39.1—Hoarseness 452 Section 39.2—Spasmodic Dysphonia 455 Section 39.3—Vocal Cord Paralysis 460 Section 39.4—Taking Care of Your Voice 462 Section 39.5—Statistics on Voice, Speech, and Language Disorders 467 Part Seven—Cancers of the Ears, Nose, and Throat 475 Chapter 40—Head and Neck Cancers: Questions and Answers 477 Chapter 41—Oropharyngeal Cancer 485 Chapter 42—Nasopharyngeal Cancer 495 Chapter 43—Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer 503 Chapter 44—What You Need to Know about Esophageal Cancer 517 Chapter 45—Hypopharyngeal Cancer 529 Chapter 46—Laryngeal Cancer 537 Chapter 47—Recent Research in Cancer of the Ear, Nose, and Throat 547 Section 47.1—Cetuximab with Radiation Found to Be Inferior to Standard Treatment in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer 548 Section 47.2—Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Linked to Decreased Oral HPV Infections 550 Section 47.3—Nivolumab Improves Survival for Patients with Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer 553 Part Eight—Additional Help and Information 557 Chapter 48—Glossary of Terms Related to the Ears, Nose, and Throat 559 Chapter 49—Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders: Resources for Information and Support 571 Index 583 "Provides Basic Consumer Health Information about Disorders of the Ears, Hearing Loss, Vestibular Disorders, Nasal and Sinus Problems, Throat and Vocal Cord Disorders, and Otolaryngologic Cancers, Including Genetic and Congenital Deafness, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Snoring, Along with Current Research Initiatives, a Glossary, and Sources for Help and Information"-- Provided by publisher