The effect of radiofrequency thermal ablation method on nasal mucociliary activity in patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA) treatment on nasal mucociliary activity before and after treatment in inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-nine patients (21 males, 18 females; mean age 36.3±13.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a new predictive and prognostic factor at the hearing loss of diabetic patients.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a systemic inflammatory disease. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is seen more frequently in diabetic patients and it is believed that vascular complications of DM may be the cause of SNHL via inflammation. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was defined as a novel-potential marker to determine inflammation.

Hearing and cochlear function of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. Recent studies described audiovestibular impairment in AS patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hearing and function of the cochlear system in patients with AS.

Combined medical and surgical therapy improves olfaction in patients with nasal polyposis.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of combined oral steroid, nasal steroid and surgical therapy in patients with impaired olfaction due to nasal polyposis.

Patients And Methods: This prospective observational study was undertaken in the otolaryngology department of a university hospital. During the study, 19 nasal polyposis patients were evaluated three times, i.