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Voice disorders in the elderly

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The Management of Voice Disorders

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While elderly patients may develop voice disorders from those etiological factors that affect all age groups, such as upper respiratory tract infections, they are also susceptible to changes that are related to getting or being old. Certain voice changes are a normal part of the aging process and should not be considered disordered, but it is important for the otolaryngologist and speech pathologist to recognize and understand these, in order to be in a position to help out when problems develop.

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  1. The University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Canada

    Murray Morrison (Head Division of Otolaryngology)

  2. Vancouver Voice Clinic, The University of British Columbia, Canada

    Linda Rammage (Speech Pathology Consultant and Research Director)

  3. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Hamish Nichol (Psychiatrist, Member of the Voice Clinic Team), Bruce Pullan (Singing teacher, Member of the Voice Clinic Team), Phillip May (Singing teacher, Member of the Voice Clinic Team) & Lesley Salkeld (Pediatric otolaryngologist, Member of the Voice Clinic Team)

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Morrison, M., Rammage, L., Nichol, H., Pullan, B., May, P., Salkeld, L. (1994). Voice disorders in the elderly. In: The Management of Voice Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2903-7_8

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