Sub-specialization within otolaryngology, like other specialties, is driven by accumulation of new knowledge and technology. For a variety of reasons, the establishment of a new subspecialty of geriatric otolaryngology is unlikely. Education of all otolaryngologists in the basic principles of gerontology and geriatric otolaryngology is achievable and represents a preferred strategy.
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