1 Anatomy of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems /1
2 Physiology of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems /19
3 Gene Therapy and Inner-Ear Drug Delivery/58
4 Cochlear Biophysics/ 65
5 Central Auditory Processing and Functional Neuroimaging/ 72
6 Diagnostic Audiology and Hearing Instruments /77
7 Evaluation of the Vestibular System/ 90
8 Imaging of the Temporal Bone/ 108
9 Diseases of the External Ear/ 135
10 Eustachian Tube Dysfunction/ 145
11 Acute Otitis Media and Middle-Ear Eff usions/ 152
12 Chronic Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma /163
13 Intratemporal and Intracranial Complications of Acute and Chronic Otitis Media/ 175
14 Reconstruction of the Middle Ear/ 184
15 Otosclerosis /194
16 Trauma to the Middle Ear, Inner Ear and Temporal Bone/ 201
17 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss /211
18 Ototoxicity/ 219
19 Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss /225
20 Perilymphatic Fistulae /229
21 Hereditary Hearing Loss/ 236
22 Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease and Other Autoimmune Diseases with Inner-Ear Involvement /255
23 Menière Disease, Vestibular Neuritis, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo,Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence, and Vestibular Migraine /259
24 Presbyacusis and Presbyastasis /276
25 Vestibular and Balance Rehabilitation /283
26 Tinnitus and Decreased Sound Tolerance /293
27 Cochlear, Auditory Brainstem and Vestibular Prostheses/ 305
28 Facial Paralysis/ 320
29 Vestibular Schwannomas and Other Skull Base Neoplasms/ 337
30 Otoplasty /354
31 Congenital Anomalies of the External, Middle and Inner Ear/ 361
32 Anatomy and Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses /399
33 Olfaction and Gustation /410
34 Assessment of Nasal Function /421
35 Imaging of the Nasal Cavities, Parana sal Sinuses, Nasopharynx, Orbits, Infra temporal Fossa,Pterygomaxillary Fissure and Base of Skull /429
36 Allergic Rhinitis/450
37 Immunotherapy/ 459
38 Epistaxis/ 464
39 Acute and Chronic Nasal Disorders/ 469
40 Acute Rhinosinusitis and Its Complications/ 474
41 Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Polyposis /480
42 Medical Management of Chronic Rhino sinusitis /491
43 Headache and Facial Pain/495
44 Primary Paranasal Sinus Surgery/ 500
45 Revision Paranasal Sinus Surgery and Surgery of the Frontal Sinus/ 508
46 Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base, Orbits and Benign Sinonasal Neoplasms /518
47 Septoplasty /527
48 Facial Fractures/ 531
49 Congenital Anomalies of the Nose and Nasal Airway/ 538
50 Navigational Systems, Surgical Simulators and Robotic Surgery /545
51 Neoplasms of the Anterior Skull Base /549
52 Infectious and Infl ammatory Disease of Oropharynx and Nasopharynx /554
53 Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing /559
54 Congenital Anomalies of the Larynx and Trachea/ 568
55 Acquired Anomalies of the Larynx and Trachea/ 578
56 Infectious and Infl ammatory Disorders of the Larynx and Trachea/ 584
57 Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestions/ 596
58 Speech and Resonance Disorders in Children /607
59 Voice Disorders in Children /617
60 Congenital Head and Neck Masses /623
61 Vascular Tumors and Malformations of the Head and Neck /631
62 Pediatric Head and Neck Neoplasms /639
63 Anatomy and Physiology of the Larynx/ 650
64 Assessment of Vocal Function/ 662
65 Disorders of Speech and Language/ 670
66 Benign Laryngeal Lesions /680
67 Laryngopharyngeal Refl ux, Infections and Manifestations of Systemic Diseases/ 686
68 Trauma to the Larynx /695
69 Airway Control and Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Adults /700
70 Neurogenic Disorders of the Larynx/ 719
71 Laryngeal Paralysis/ 727
72 Muscle Misuse Disorders of the Larynx/ 735
73 Imaging of the Larynx, Trachea and Esophagus/ 752
74 Laryngoscopy/765
75 Bronchology /772
76 Esophagology/ 783
77 Sleep Medicine and Surgery/ 791
78 Imaging of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx, Salivary Glands and Neck/ 800
79 Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity/ 808
80 Neoplasms of the Oropharynx and Hypopharynx /818
81 Neoplasms of the Larynx and Laryngopharynx /831
82 Neoplasms of the Nasophaynx/ 839
83 Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands /844
Index /859
