title: Common upper airway disorders in the elderly and their management.
abstract: The elderly patient may infrequently present with symptoms or signs of disorders of the upper airway. Once a malignancy or other life-threatening illness has been excluded by a thorough history and physical examination, the physician should then consider one of the common upper airway disorders associated with aging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Close
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Woodson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009666:Nose / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology; D014831:Voice; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014833:Voice Quality