Saturday, April 24, 2010

ENT – Problems in the elderly

ENT – Problems in the elderly

About one third of the patients seen by an average ENT specialist are aged more than 65 years. Unfortunately the problems of the aging population through highly important are only partially recognized. The elderly population is more likely to be affected by one or more of the following ENT problems –

• Deafness
• Balance disorders
• Noise in the ears
• Snoring
• Bleeding from the nose
• Swallowing difficulties
• Voice disorders

These ENT problems of elderly population should be addressed immediately.

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