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