Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) among primary school and kindergarten children in provincial and district centers of Diyarbakır.

Methods: The study was conducted at 4 primary schools and 3 kindergartens in the city center, and at 13 primary schools in district centers. Using the...

Objective: The aim of our study is to assess the impact of septorhinoplasty on quality of life (QOL) using general health and disease-specific quality scales and to identify the effect of age, gender and education on the change process of the patient's quality of life.

Methods: The study included patients with septal deviation and external nasal deformi...

Objective: To compare postoperative mucociliary clearance times in patients who had undergone septoplasty operations with or without tampon application.

Methods: This study included 46 patients (20 female, 26 male) with nasal deviations. The patients underwent septoplasty operations under local anesthesia. The patients were divided in two groups. In Gro...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of modified Fujita technique uvulopalatoplasty (UPPP) with nasal surgery in patients with simple snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: A total of 12 consecutive OSAS patients (mean age 46.08±7.16 years) who underwent modified Fujita technique UPPP with nasa...

The diagnosis of allergic airway diseases is based on symptoms, and the laboratory tests help us to classify the types. A correct diagnosis is important, since the treatment will change in different types of diseases. For example, untreated rhinitis may result in other diseases like asthma, and deteriorate the quality of life. Therefore, early diagnose of allergic airway diseases is important b...

Immune system is a sum of all processes which protect a living organism against diseases, also recognize, and destroy pathogens and tumor cells. Human body protects itself against bacteria, viruses, and other foreign substances via very diverse mechanisms. This protection involves physical barriers, fagocytic cells in blood, and tissues, and various molecules of hematologic origin. These mechan...

Sudden hearing loss is defined classically as sensorineural hearing loss developing within less than three days which emerges with hearing loss at all three successive frequencies at more than 30 dB. We analyzed 14 patients with sudden hearing loss with known etiologies whom we hospitalized, and treated in our clinics between January 2005 and January 2007. We reviewed etiological factors in pat...