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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalThis is a handy guide for common otolaryngologic problems of elderly, ranging from deafness, tinnitus, giddiness, dysphagia and voice change, presented in bullet form. Most of the books of otolaryngology do not deal specifically with problems related to elderly, though otolaryngologic disabilities are the leading cause of morbidity in elderly. Many of them attend geriatric clinics where the otolaryngologists are not available and the attending doctors are people specialized in geriatric medicine. This book will be helpful, especially for those pursuing courses on geriatric medicine, general medicine and family medicine and also to otolaryngology post-graduates and consultants. It deals with various aspects of etiopathogenesis and management of these conditions in elderly, along with focus on areas of potential research in a very simplified manner. This book has important take home messages in the form of boxes at the end of each text.
Shraddha Jain Kumar
The lead author has authored various articles on topics of clinical importance, ranging from geriatric otolaryngology, to paediatric otolaryngology in various international journals with high impact factor. The observation that there is apathy and lack of awareness among otolaryngology students and general physicians about ENT problems in elderly, motivated the author to write a book on the subject. She was touched by the morbidity of age-related hearing loss in one of her dear ones, who till the age of 70 never had mentioned his age and was young at heart. He would not wear hearing aids saying that he doesn’t want to look old…..
The author has teaching experience of more than 12 years in medical college with undergraduate, post-graduate, doctoral and fellowship courses and is currently the Head of the department. She has passion for teaching and research. She has also completed advanced course in medical education technology and has published a paper related to medical education. This book is a step in encouraging the readers to look into the otolaryngologic problems in elderly with more concern and to do research on vast areas untouched by most…
