Anatomia e fisiologia in O.R.L.

"In Focus ENT" is aimed at all medical and health science students who require an introductory, low cost and highly illustrated guide to this specialty. The material is presented in double page spreads. The left-hand page has a synoptic and highly structured text (normally under the following headings: incidence; clinical features; differential diagnosis; management; prognosis). The right-hand page has a selection of four to six clinical photographs. "ENT In Focus" is a convenient pocket size and therefore ideal for quick preparation before ward rounds. Each volume also includes self-assessment material, which is extremely helpful for preparation for examinations. Because of shorter hospital stays and more outpatient treatment, students are less likely to be able to see the full range of conditions on the ward - the books in this series help supply that deficit.

Finally, a fact-based, quick review of otolaryngology! This comprehensive text examines the most important basic science and clinical information in otolaryngology. Whether you are reviewing for the boards, rounds, or for recertification, this text will refresh and increase your knowledge of the specialty.

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comp- hensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern au- tory research.The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research, including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical investigators.The volumes are intended to int- duce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and data in ?elds of hearing that they may not normally follow closely. Each volume is intended to present a particular topic comprehensively, and each chapter will serve as a synthetic overview and guide to the lit- ature.As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor original research that has not yet appeared in peer-reviewed journals.The volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual foundation rather than on those for which a literature is only beginning to develop. New research areas will be covered on a timely basis in the series as they begin to mature.

Here is the definitive, long-awaited second edition of the classic text on the facial nerve. It serves as the comprehensive reference source on facial nerve disorders, prognosis and treatment. Reviews of the first edition: "There is no question that this is a landmark book...Each chapter is a complete unit in itself" -- Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery "I fully recommend this to all physicians who deal with the facial nerve...well written, well illustrated and well referenced...I certainly would include this book in all otolaryngologists' libraries...definitive"-- American Journal of Otolaryngology

Per il 10% per cento della popolazione l'innocente fischio all'orecchio che tutti hanno talvolta provato si tramuta in acufene cronico, un disturbo che può diventare una tortura insopportabile, tale da generare conseguenze che rendono la qualità della vita difficilmente accettabile: ansia, nervosismo, perdita del sonno e della concentrazione. L'acufene è un disturbo multifattoriale, cioè generato e mantenuto da diverse cause che variano da persona a persona (si va dallo stress ai problemi articolari, alle disfunzioni di organi anche molto distanti dall'orecchio); per questo motivo va trattato da terapeuti con una salda e aggiornata formazione specialistica, aperti a tutte le discipline mediche e terapeutiche. Il lavoro è suddiviso in tre parti: nella prima gli autori analizzano le cause, nella seconda la diagnosi e nella terza le terapie più aggiornate per combattere gli acufeni, concludendo con un dettagliato glossario e un'ampia bibliografia. Ma il libro non intende sostituire il medico. Diagnosi e terapia devono essere effettuate da personale qualificato e preparato sull'argomento: il fai da te, infatti, può essere molto pericoloso e causare perdite di tempo prezioso.