Resumen de Voice Disorders in the Elderly

Karen M. Kost, Rober T. Sataloff

• Dysphonia in the elderly is a common and likely underreported symptom.

  There are key anatomic and physiologic changes contributing to the aging voice.

  Singing largely prevents or mitigates changes associated with the aging voice.

  Vocal exercises are of proven benefit in presbyphonia.

  Surgical options such as vocal fold injection augmentation and thyroplasty may offer additional improvement