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Navigating Treatment Options for Laryngeal Cancer: From Surgery to Palliative Care
TREATMENT Laryngeal cancer is always treated and treatment is divided into either curative or palliative. The principles of treatment are the following, to decrease disease, to preserve function, to increase survival and to minimize side effects with decrease...
Recognizing Laryngeal Cancer: Symptoms, History, and Diagnostic Approaches
PRESENTATION The presentation of laryngeal cancer is determined by the size of the tumour and the location. It is divided into local, regional and systemic presentation symptoms. The systemic ones would be weight loss and weakness. The regional ones...
Understanding Malignant Tumours of the Larynx: Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Epidemiology
ANATOMY The larynx is made up of three sections. The glottis which is has the vocal cords. The supraglottis including the epiglottis and the sub-glottis which attaches to the trachea. It is made up predominantly of cartilage. PATHAPHYSIOLOGY The larynx is a dynamic...
Dr. Richardson Answers Your FAQs Pt. 2
In this blog I will be covering the following frequently asked questions: Tips for preventing ear disease in children. The link between sinus and overall well-being and, Voice care for professionals. How to prevent ear disease in children? Preventing ear...
Dr. Richardson Answers Your FAQs Pt. 1
I will briefly address four often asked questions in this blog and four in the next. THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING HEALTH The youth these days often listen to very loud music and can also take part in recreational activities like hunting. They have very little idea...
TREATMENT OF TINNITUS
If an identifiable cause is found, this must be addressed and can be a simple as removing wax from the outer ear. If no cause is found, such as in presbycusis, other forms of treatment may be employed: Behavioural Therapy The patient needs to be educated and...
TINNITUS INVESTIGATIONS
The history is important defining the onset together with any precipitating events. The course of the tinnitus and associated symptoms with medication use is important. Clinically, a full head and neck examination in undertaken concentrating on the ear together with...
CAUSES OF TINNITUS
The cause of the ringing is often unknown. It is a phantom sound generated from the brain auditory cortex and other pathways. In the ear, outer ear infections, wax impaction, ear drum perforations or even mucous in the middle ear will cause tinnitus. ...
What is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound without an external source. It is a symptom and not a disease in itself. Approximately 10% of patients have objective tinnitus where the noise is hear by the examining doctor, e.g. blood vessel narrowing. Tinnitus can...
Fungal Rhinosinusitis
We all inhale fungal spores every day and these are usually trapped in the mucous and cleared not resulting in any sequelae. However, there are times when sinusitis is caused and this can be divided into two groups, the invasive and the non-invasive form. In the...