Common Ear, Nose & Throat Problems The information provided in this presentation is not intended to guide treatment or aid in making a diagnosis. Always consult a physician or nurse practitioner. Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Normal Larynx  Normal larynx in a 44 yr old non-smoker Go to http://www.entusa.com/normal_larynx.htm to View Video Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Acute Laryngitis This video shows the function of the larynx in a 24 yr old patient with acute laryngitis. Talking was painful and she only talked in a faint whisper. Go to http://www.entusa.com/laryngitis.htm to View Video Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Vocal Cord Paralysis This video shows the function of a larynx with a paralyzed left true vocal cord. The patient has lung cancer. She has a poorly compensated breathy voice which is difficult to understand. This patient had a 55 pack year history of smoking. Go to http://www.entusa.com/vocal_cord_paralysis_2.htm to View Video Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Vocal Cord Polyp This video shows the function of a larynx with a vocal cord polyp on the right true vocal cord. This patient smoked one pack a day for 30 years. Go to http://www.entusa.com/larynx_polyp-9.htm to View Video Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Laryngeal Cancer This video shows the function of a larynx with a large T1b Cancer on both true vocal cords and anterior commissure in 72 yr old male with a 150 pack year history of smoking. The patient quit smoking 8 years ago. Go to http://www.entusa.com/lxca-0807.htm to View Video Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Additional Laryngeal Movies Biopsy of Verrucous Carcinoma Large Vocal Cord Nodule http://www.entusa.com/laryngeal_biopsy_ http://www.entusa.com/tvc_nodule.htm video.htm Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Laryngeal Cancer  Almost all cancers of the larynx are associated with smoking -- 65 of 68 larynx cancers in my practice  64 patients had a 20 pk/yr history or greater.  Quitting smoking does not eliminate the patient's risk of getting a cancer but it does prevent the risk increasing. Fourteen patients with larynx cancer had quite smoking, four patients more than 25 years ago.  Smoking causes permanent genetic damage to the epithelium. Learn More About Larynx Cancer: http://www.entusa.com/voice_box_cancer.htm Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Laryngeal Cancer - Smoking & Reflux Disease To hear a laryngectomy patient speaking with an electrolarynx, go to: http://www.entusa.com/v oice_box_cancer.htm 14 of the smokers developed cancer after they had quit an average of 25 years Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com Smoking  Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $50 billion in direct medical costs.  Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires---combined!  Approximately 80% of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18. Every day, nearly 3,000 young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers.  Smokers pay twice as much for life insurance and will die an average of over 12 years sooner than non-smokers. Smokers have more than one chance in 10 of developing lung cancer. Learn More About Smoking and Cancer At: http://www.entusa.com/cancer_smoking.htm Copyright 2002, 2014, Kevin T. Kavanagh All Rights Reserved www.entusa.com