20 Advanced Cutaneous Malignancies in the Elderly Kelly Michele Malloy and Chaz L. Stucken Introduction and Epidemiology Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the United States.1 The…

13 Taste and Smell in the Elderly Richard L. Doty and Hussam F. Tallab Introduction It is well established that taste and smell function decline with age in a large…

8 Hearing Aids: Considerations in the Geriatric Population Amanda Kantor, Erica Miele, John Luckhurst, Mary Hawkshaw, and Robert T. Sataloff Introduction Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in…

16 Swallowing Disorders in the Elderly Ozlem E. Tulunay-Ugur Introduction According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, persons over the age of 65 currently represent 12.9% of…

7 Regenerative Therapies for Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Current Research Implications for Future Treatment Cynthia L. Chow and Samuel P. Gubbels Introduction Hearing impairment is one of the most common maladies…

5 Operative Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient Natalie Justicz and Jeanne Hatcher Introduction The American population is aging. In the next 25 years, the population of Americans age 65 years…

1 The Science of Aging Alessandro Bitto, Chad A. Lerner, and Christian Sell Introduction The demographics of the developed world are shifting dramatically due to an increase in life expectancy…

21 Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly Mihir R. Patel, Raymond Chai, and Ara A. Chalian Prevalence of Head and Neck Cancer among the Elderly The definition of elderly…

6 Age-Related Hearing Loss Kourosh Parham, Frank R. Lin, and Brian W. Blakley Introduction With advances in health care, life expectancy is increasing. Aging is associated with multiple related medical…