Reprint
The Impact of ENT Diseases in Social Life
Edited by
July 2021
152 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-1504-5 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-1503-8 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue The Impact of ENT Diseases in Social Life that was published in
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary
In the past several years, the otorhinolaryngology sector has had a significantimpact on social life. About 10% of the cancers that affect the populationannually concern the head and neck, and each year the guidelines evolve andchange.Emergencies of the otolaryngology sector are among the most common, withnumerous increases in hospitalizations in the ENT department (e.g., bleeding,abscesses, and dyspnoea). Interventions in the election can significantly improvepatients' quality of life and help avoid future complications.Given the importance of the medical and surgical branch of otorhinolaryngology,we want to underline the impact in social life of this important area.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
anemia; hearing loss; auditory threshold shifts; pure tone average; pneumoparotid; pneumoparotitis; parotitis; Stensen’s duct; head and neck; endomeatal approach; cochlear implant; hearing loss; posterior tympanotomy; tinnitus; without mastoidectomy; quality of life assessment; tracheoesophageal speech; tracheo-esophageal puncture; OSA; pharyngoplasty; sleep surgery; pharynx; dextromethorphan; noise; hearing loss; cochlea; synapse; eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD); chronic nasal obstruction; turbinate hypertrophy; ETDQ-7; susac syndrome; multimodal imaging; optical coherence tomography angiography; retinal branch artery occlusion; fluorescein angiography; otitis media with effusion; child; biofilms; ameloblastoma; ameloblastic carcinoma; nestin; CD138; syndecan-1; alpha-SMA; stemness markers; total thyroidectomy; recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis; Voice Handicap Index; speech range profile; acute acoustic trauma; noise induced hearing loss; tinnitus; hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Ménière’s disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; risk factors; case–control studies; cohort studies