This book discusses the aging voice, one of the interesting issues related to aging. Population aging is an issue in most developed countries, where both physicians and specialists are required to improve clinical and scientific practice for elderly adults. In particular, the need for expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of aging voice pathologies is increasing continually. New developments in regenerative medicine have taken care for the aging voice to new level, and the contributors to this book use their wealth of experience in the field of the aging voice to present the latest advances in this field. This book is a unique resource, providing new perspectives for physicians, clinicians and health care workers who are interested in the aging voice.

Provides new insights for voice therapy, including regenerative medicine Covers a wide range of topics concerning vocal folds Includes valuable contributions from respected experts

Autorentext

Dr Kiyoshi Makiyama,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

Dr Shigeru Hirano,

Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Inhalt

Overview.- Histological changes in elderly vocal folds.- Age-related changes in human voice.- Evaluation of phonatory function for the elderly.- Clinical assessment of elderly vocal folds by laryngoscopy.- Quantitative analysis of High Speed Digital Imaging for the elderly.- Injection medicalization for physical improvement in atrophic vocal folds.- Voice therapy for the elderly.- Current topics of regenerative medicine.- Future prospects of generative medicine.