Study Description:~It may be in the interest of the NIDCD Clinical Research Program (CRP) to collect clinical data or specimens generated in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck or communication disorders and to evaluate patients to determine candidacy for intramural clinical studies. This protocol will provide the administrative vehicle to enable the evaluation and provision of clinical care for patients with head and neck and communication disorders by the NIDCD CRP, Clinical Center, and consult services. No investigational therapies will be administered in this~study.~Objectives and Endpoints:~(Summation)To collect clinical data or specimens generated in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck or communication disorders~(Summation)To evaluate patients to determine candidacy for intramural clinical studies~Study Population:~Patients at risk, suspected of having, have a history of, or currently have a diagnosed head and neck or communication disorder referred to NIDCD Clinical Investigators by the Intramural Consult Service or community providers~Description of Sites:~NIH Clinical Center~Study Duration:~10 years
Study Description:~It may be in the interest of the NIDCD Clinical Research Program (CRP) to collect clinical data or specimens generated in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck or communication disorders and to evaluate patients to determine candidacy for intramural clinical studies. This protocol will provide the administrative vehicle to enable the evaluation and provision of clinical care for patients with head and neck and communication disorders by the NIDCD CRP, Clinical Center, and consult services. No investigational therapies will be administered in this~study.~Objectives and Endpoints:~(Summation)To collect clinical data or specimens generated in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck or communication disorders~(Summation)To evaluate patients to determine candidacy for intramural clinical studies~Study Population:~Patients at risk, suspected of having, have a history of, or currently have a diagnosed head and neck or communication disorder referred to NIDCD Clinical Investigators by the Intramural Consult Service or community providers~Description of Sites:~NIH Clinical Center~Study Duration:~10 years