Palliative care in patients who have head and neck cancer is a complex topic that requires a multifaceted approach. The head and neck surgeon has an important duty to fulfill…
More than 35 million people in the United States are aged 65 years or older. Of people aged more than 80 years, 62% to 80% have a significant reduction in…
The use of tracheostomy in palliative care offers a viable option for airway control. Through a dialogue with the patient, family, and a multidisciplinary set of providers, this procedure can…
The focus of this article is the palliative treatment of a variety of dysphonic conditions. Symptomatic relief of hoarseness can be achieved by voice therapy, augmentative alternative communication modalities, and…
This article defines palliative care for swallowing disorders as treatment for severe and chronic dysphagia or intractable aspiration when the recovery of normal swallowing is not anticipated and attempts to…
For physicians treating patients with sensorineural hearing loss, therapy is directed more toward helping the patient cope with the loss of hearing rather than offering various medical or surgical interventions….
This article reviews the authors’ work, which expands on previous studies to confirm that anxiety-related processes cause or maintain symptoms of dizziness. Discussed are interventions directed at patients’ underlying psychologic…
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a chronic, frequently debilitating, and potentially life-threatening disease. Therapy for RRP has evolved from simply inserting a tracheotomy to provide an airway and plucking out…
This article integrates the highlights of the authors’ clinical experiences derived from existing protocols for tinnitus diagnosis and treatment with the evolving discipline of palliation medicine. Specifically, it demonstrates how…
Recent advancements in skull base surgery to remove or diminish the size of cranial base tumors allow more to be done than ever before to preserve life for patients who…
