Journal Reviews

Assessment and management of dysphagia in the elderly

1 March 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Otology | Ageing, Dysphagia, Geriatric, Management, Older, Presbyphagia

This article covers dysphagia in older patients, which is an important topic due to an ageing population, and a relatively common symptom that we see in clinic. Dysphagia could be due to presbyphagia secondary to changes in head and neck...

Effects of age on neuro-physiological processing of speech at brainstem level

1 September 2017 | | Auditory Pathways, Auditory Perception, Brain Stem, Geriatrics, Speech Perception

Degenerative changes associated with ageing may affect processing of spectral and temporal cues in speech at cortical and subcortical levels, even though these individuals may have normal audiometric thresholds. These changes are more likely to be picked up by speech...