BookKiyoshi Makiyama, Shigeru Hirano, editors.
Summary: "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."--Back cover.
Contents:
Overview / Shigeru Hirano
Age-Related Histological Changes of the Vocal Folds / Masanobu Mizuta
Age-Related Changes in the Human Voice / Hideki Kasuya and Hajime Yoshida
Evaluation of Phonatory Function in the Elderly / Hiroumi Matsuzaki and Kiyoshi Makiyama
Clinical Assessment of Elderly Vocal Folds by Laryngoscopy / Yoichiro Sugiyama
Quantitative Analysis of High-Speed Digital Imaging for the Elderly / Akihito Yamauchi and Niro Tayama
Collagen Injection for the Elderly with Dysphonia / Hiroumi Matsuzaki and Kiyoshi Makiyama
Fat Injection for Voice Improvement in Atrophic Vocal Folds / Etsuyo Tamura
Voice Therapy for the Elderly / Mami Kaneko
Current Topics in Regenerative Medicine for the Laryngeal Tissues / Yo Kishimoto
Future Prospects / Shigeru Hirano and Shin-ichi Kanemaru.