Assessment of hearing levels in children with nephrotic syndrome.

Objective: Due to the similarities in the physiological mechanisms and antigenicity of the kidney and cochlea, they are simultaneously affected by certain diseases and drugs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the hearing functions of patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS) were affected by the severity of the disease and the cyclosporine treatment.

Methods: The sample of this study consisted of 87 participants, including 65 patients (130 ears) with NS and 22 age- and sex-matched normal hearing children (44 ears).

Evaluation of inner ear and hearing functions in lichen planus patients.

Background: Lichen planus (LP), which affects skin, nails, hair, and mucosal surfaces, is a chronic, autoimmune, and inflammatory disease, and autoimmune diseases may affect the inner ear.

Aims: This study aims to investigate hearing and inner ear functions of the LP patients.

Patients/methods: The present study was formed by 49 patients who were clinically and histopathologically diagnosed with LP and did not receive any treatment.

Is mean platelet volume a predictive marker for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in children?

Aim: To investigate the mean platelet volume (MPV) in asymptomatic children infected with COVID-19.

Methods: The study included 55 children infected with COVID-19 and 60 healthy children for the comparison of leukocyte and thrombocyte count, MPV and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Demographic data and clinical findings of all the participants were recorded, including age, gender, weight, temperature, cough, shortness of breath and contact history.

Evaluation of cochlear involvement and hearing function in lipoid proteinosis patients.

Background: Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is a rare genodermatosis involving amorphous hyaline accumulation in the skin, oral mucosa, larynx, mucous membranes, and viscera.

Aims: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of hyaline accumulation on cochlear function and hearing in LP patients.

Patients/methods: In this prospective study, 20 patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of LP between October 2016 and April 2020 in our clinic and 20 healthy individuals of the same age and gender, as a control group, were included.

Newborn hearing screening results: Comparison of Syrian and Turkish newborns; factors influencing the difference.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the hearing screening results of Syrian and Turkish newborns and reveal the risk factors faced by Syrian refugees.

Methods: The neonatal hearing screening results of newborns born in, or admitted to, the Sanliurfa Research and Education Hospital, Sanliurfa/Turkey, between January 01, 2018, and December 31, 2018, were analyzed. Newborns with congenital anomalies and syndromes were excluded from the study.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratios in otitis media with effusion in children: Diagnostic role and audiologic correlations.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between hearing loss and complete blood count parameters including neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).

Materials-method: The study group was formed by 244 paediatric patients who underwent ventilation tube placement because of OME, and was split into two groups as serous and mucoid. The control group included 112 individuals who have no hearing problems.

Pediatric Tracheostomy at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution: A Retrospective Study Focused on Outcomes.

The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate all pediatric tracheotomies that had been performed at Sanliurfa Training and Research Hospital From September 2016 to July 2019. A retrospective study was performed on pediatric patients who had undergone tracheostomy during the three-year study period. Patient data were reviewed for the following variables: age, gender, age at the time of tracheostomy, primary indication for tracheostomy, length of stay in intensive care unit before and after tracheostomy, complications, mortality and cause of death.

Is Rhinoplasty Surgery a Risk Factor for Low Back Pain among Otorhinolaryngologists?

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between low back pain and performing rhinoplasty and presents the data related to the prevalence of low back pain among the otorhinolaryngologists included in a sample. The questionnaire prepared by the researchers was completed by volunteer otorhinolaryngologists who participated in the 22nd International Rhinocamp Congress. The questionnaire prepared to investigate low back problems contained items to obtain the demographic features of the participants, whether they were performing septorhinoplasty, how many years they had been performing this procedure, whether they had any problem (ache, pain, or discomfort) in the lumbar region, whether they had been hospitalized or had surgery due to this problem, low back pain frequency and intensity, and the presence of low back pathologies (e.

Boomerang-shaped vs. shield-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts for type 1 tympanoplasty in children: A study of 121 patients.

Many techniques and graft materials have been used for the reconstruction of the tympanic membrane. We conducted a retrospective study to compare anatomic and functional outcomes of type 1 tympanoplasty that we performed with boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts (BSGs) and shield-shaped chondroperichondrial cartilage grafts (SSGs) in pediatric patients. Our study population was made up 121 patients-61 boys and 60 girls, aged 7 to 16 years (mean: 12.

Boomerang-Shaped Chondro-Perichondral Graft Versus Temporalis Muscle Fascia Graft: Which One is to be Trusted?

The aim of this study was to compare anatomical and audiological results of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG) with temporal muscle fascia in type 1 tympanoplasties. Sixty-eight patients in BSCPG group and 54 patients in fascia group were evaluated. Otomicroscopic examination was done periodically till 24 months as for graft perforation, lateralization and retraction and mean air conduction threshold and airbone gap values were measured.

Oval Window Temperature Changes in an Endoscopic Stapedectomy.

Objectives: Following the initial use of endoscopes in otology, the pros and cons of these instruments have been questioned increasingly. These instruments cause an increase in temperature that needs to be investigated. In this study, the authors aimed to investigate the temperature increase caused by endoscopes and light sources in the perilymph by performing a stapedotomy in an animal model under anesthesia.

Treatment of Large Tympanic Membrane Perforations: Medial to Malleus Versus Lateral to Malleus.

The perforation size affects the success of tympanic membrane (TM) reconstruction, in addition to the surgical technique used. Large TM perforations present a surgical challenge. The perforation size has been reported to be a prognostic factor, and poorer results are obtained with large versus small perforations.

Surgical success of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft in pediatric chronic otitis media cases.

Objectives: To reveal the success of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG) in pediatric chronic otitis media cases.

Methods: A total of 43 pediatric patients (age 7-16 years) who had undergone type 1 tympanoplasty with the diagnosis of chronic otitis media between March 2010 and March 2013 were included in this retrospective study. The main outcome measures were the graft success rate and level of hearing improvement.