Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders

Dr. Rubin, MD, FACS, FRCS, is a Consultant Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon at The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital Division of The Royal Free NHS Trust, where he is the Lead Clinician of the Voice Disorders Unit as well as its Clinical Director. He is also a Consultant ENT Surgeon at St. Bartholomews Hospital, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS is Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also Adjunct Professor in the departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University; and on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts. Dr. Sataloff is also a professional singer and singing teacher, and he served as Conductor of the Thomas Jefferson University Choir over a period of nearly four decades. He holds an undergraduate degree from Haverford College in Music Theory and Composition, graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, received a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance from Combs College of Music; and he completed his Residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and a Fellowship in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sataloff is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Voice Foundation and of the American Institute for Voice and Ear Research. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of Graduate Hospital; President of the American Laryngological Association, the International Association of Phonosurgery, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; and in numerous other leadership positions. Dr. Sataloff is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Voice, Editor-in-Chief of Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, Associate Editor of the Journal of Singing, and on the editorial boards of numerous otolaryngology journals. He has written over 1,000 publications, including 42 books. His medical practice is limited to care of the professional voice and to otology/neurotology/skull base surgery. Dr. Korovin has a private practice in otolaryngology, with a subspecialty in voice in New York City. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine and serves as a consultant for Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory at Lenox Hill Hospital. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Member for the Masters of Fine Arts Program at the New School of Social Research. Dr. Korovin serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Voice and on the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board of the Voice Foundation.

Contents Preface Contributors UNIT 1: BASIC SCIENCE 1. Formation of the Larynx: From Hox Genes to Critical Periods Jeffrey T. Laitman, Drew M. Noden, Thomas R. Van De Water 2. Laryngeal Development David H. Henick 3. Anatomy of the Human Larynx Clarence T. Sasaki, Nwanmegha Young, Hiroumi Matsuzaki, Boris Paskhover 4. Functional Fine Structures of the Human Vocal Fold Mucosa Kiminori Sato 5. Microanatomy of the Vocal Fold Musculature Ira Sanders 6. Vocal Fold Extracellular Matrix and Wound Healing Marie E. Jette , Susan Thibeault 7. Benign Vocal Fold Pathology Through the Eyes of the Laryngologist John S Rubin, Eiji Yanagisawa 8. Laryngeal Function During Phonation Ronald C. Scherer 9. Laryngeal Neurophysiology Christy L. Ludlow 10. The Neurology of Stuttering Rebecca Spain, Steven Mandel, Savita Kumari, Robert T. Sataloff 11. Toward a Dynamical Diagnosis of Vocal Function Ronald J Baken, Robert F Orlikoff 12. Research in Laryngology Gayle E. Woodson UNIT 2: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT 13. Patient History Robert T. Sataloff 14. Physical Examination Robert T. Sataloff 15. Evaluation of Laryngeal Biomechanics by Transnasal Flexible Laryngoscopy Jamie A Koufman 16. Transnasal Esophagoscopy Nancy Solowski, Greg Postma 17. Introduction to the Laboratory Diagnosis of Vocal Disorders Gwen S. Korovin , John S. Rubin, Owain R Hughes 18. Measuring Vocal Fold Function Raymond H. Colton, Peak Woo 19. Laryngeal Electromyography Elizabeth Guardiani, Babak Sadoughi, Lucian Sulica, Tanya Meyer, Andrew Blitzer 20. Videography and Photography of the Larynx Eiji Yanagisawa, Ken Yanagisawa, H. Steven Sims 21. 3D Laryngeal CT Scan for Voice Disorders: Virtual Endoscopy - Virtual Dissection Jean Abitbol, Albert Castro, Rodolphe Gombergh, Patrick Abitbol 22. The Evaluation of Voice Outcomes and Quality of Life Michael S. Benninger, Glendon M. Gardner 23. Voice Impairment, Disability, Handicap, and Medical/Legal Evaluation Robert T. Sataloff UNIT 3: MANAGEMENT 24. Commo