Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy as salvage therapy in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) after failure of systemic therapy.

Methods: Forty-eight consecutive patients with refractory ISSNHL were enrolled retrospectively. All patients were given systemic ster...

Objective: The aim of this study was to search the codon 200 polymorphism on the glutathione peroxidase 1 gene (GPX1) and A/T changes on the promoter region of the catalase gene (CAT) in cochlear implant patients with congenital profound hearing loss.

Methods: Sixty-five cochlear implant patients with congenital hearing loss and 100 age- and gender-matc...

Objective: To investigate the effect of cochlear implantation on articulation by using voice- onset time (VOT).

Methods: At the first phase of this study, a total of 25 children without hearing loss were examined. VOT values of Turkish plosive consonants of /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/ specific to this age group were estimated, and their standardization...

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate endoscopic and paranasal computed tomography (PNCT) findings in cases of failed dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR).

Methods: This study included 30 cases of failed DCR (18 females, 12 males; mean age: 49.9±18.9 years) and 30 successful DCR patients (20 females, 9 males; mean age: 56.3±15.9 years). The reasons for...

Objective: To evaluate olfactory functions in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Methods: The study consisted of control and reflux groups. Each group consisted of 50 patients. Reflux group received the diagnosis of reflux based on reflux symptom index, and reflux symptom scores. The olfactory test of Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Cent...

Objective: To evaluate the beneficial effect of steroid therapy in the treatment of diabetic patients with Bell's palsy (BP).

Methods: There were three patient groups in the present retrospective study. Group I consisted of diabetic patients with BP who were hospitalized for corticosteroid treatment, whereas Group II was composed of diabetic patients wi...

Objective: To evaluate the histopathological findings in Reinke's edema and correlate them with otorhinolaryngologic symptoms other than dysphonia.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with Reinke's edema as the source of dysphonia from January to December 2016 were included in this retrospective study. The histopathological findings in Reinke's edema and the co...

Juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon, benign, fibro-osseous neoplasm with aggressive local growth. This tumor is distinguished from other fibro-osseous lesions especially by its age of onset, aggressive behavior, and clinical presentation. Two microscopic types have been described: trabecular and psammomatoid variants. In this case report, we presented a young male patient with juvenile ps...

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate nasal nitric oxide (nNO) and its metabolites nasal nitrite-nitrate (nNOx) in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), the effects of two different drugs (oral antihistamine and intranasal steroid) on nNOx and the presence of a correlation between nNOx and clinical parameters.

Methods: Sixty patients with a...