Background: This study is the first to have been assessing epistaxis cases in respect of the geographic and seasonal variations in 2 distinct cities 900 km apart in 2 different regions of Turkey, whereas most studies in the literature about this entity had evaluated patients in the same residential area. The purpose of this study was to compare seasonal and regional variations ...

Background: Masks may have negative impacts on health; thus, it is important to investigate mask-related symptoms and the effects of masks on mucociliary clearance. We conducted our investigation using 4 study groups to determine the longterm health effects of both surgical and respiratory masks.

Methods: We studied 139 people aged 18-65 years. Participa...

Background: The aim of the study was to determine which steroids effectively treat idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL).

Methods: Records of patients who were followed up for ISSNHL diagnosis between 2014 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The efficacy of different steroids (systemic, intratympanic, and systemic+intratympanic) in th...

Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer who started his career as the front man of The Four Seasons. This pop group became one of the biggest pop acts of the 1960s. Valli is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. In the late 1960s, he developed otosclerosis. The hearing loss got so bad that Frankie could not hear himself...