Geriatric voice and laryngeal dysfunction.
Vocal disorders are a common dysfunction associated with aging that can have a significant effect on the quality of life. An appreciation for the many causes of vocal dysfunction in the elderly is a first step to providing better care for the geriatric patient with complaints about voice dysfunction.
Shindo
M L
ML
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
Hanson
D G
DG
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy