Caregiver Burnout in Pediatric Laryngomalacia: The Role of Clinical and Psychological Factors.

Introduction: This study aims to assess caregiver burnout in relation to children diagnosed with laryngomalacia and identify factors influencing burnout levels.

Materials And Methods: A cohort of 101 caregivers of children with laryngomalacia was studied. Burnout was assessed using the Zarit burden interview (ZBI), while the Hamilton anxiety and Hamilton depression scales were employed to gauge psychological distress.

Mucolytic and Antioxidant Effects of Intranasal Acetylcysteine Use on Acute Rhinosinusitis in Rats with an Acute Rhinosinusitis Model.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate whether N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is effective in the treatment murine model of acute rhinosinusitis in rats.

Materials And Methods: Twelve rats were included in the study. The left nasal cavity of all rats was infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae.

The Onlay Rotated Flap (ORF): An Original Technique for Nasal Tip Plasty.

Objective: The reshaping of the nasal tip in rhinoplasty according to the expectations of the patient and the surgeon is called tip plasty. in this article, the onlay rotated flap (ORF) is presented as a new technique for reshaping, supporting, and projecting the nasal tip without any resection or grafting.

Methods: Thirty-two patients (26 female and 6 male) were included in the study retrospectively.

Turkish Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis (ART).

Object: To prepare a national guideline for Otorhinolaryngologist who treat allergic rhinitis patients.

Methods: The study was conducted by three authors, namely the writing support team. The support team made the study plan, determined the writing instructions, chose the subgroups including the advisory committee, the advisors for authors and the authors.

Balloon Laryngoplasty for Pediatric Subglottic Stenosis: A 5-year Experience.

Objective: The objective of this study was to present our experience and evaluate our results of endoscopic balloon laryngoplasty (BL) in children with subglottic stenosis (SGS) at a pediatric tertiary center over a 5-year period.

Methods: This study reviewed 41 pediatric patients diagnosed with acquired SGS who had undergone BL as the primary course of treatment. Cases were analyzed for details including patient demographics, SGS grade and length, timing and the type of surgery, presence of tracheostomy, comorbidities, postoperative management, complications and outcomes of balloon dilatation.

The Effect of Passive Smoking on Mucociliary Clearance and Inferior Concha Reactivity.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of cigarette smoke on turbinate reactivity and mucociliary clearance (MCC) in passive smokers.

Methods: 60 adult patients (30 passive smokers and 30 healthy subjects as the control group) were recruited for this study. Following a questionnaire on passive smoke exposure, MCC measurement using the saccharin test was carried out to all participants.

Platelet-rich plasma for laryngotracheal reconstruction: an experimental study.

Objectives/hypothesis: This study was designed to evaluate the graft healing effect of topical application of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) in a rabbit model.

Study Design: It is a prospective randomized control animal study.

Materials And Methods: Sixteen healthy New Zealand White rabbits were assigned to two groups of eight animals each.

Congenital midnasal stenosis: Conservative management.

Introduction: Congenital midnasal stenosis (MNS) is an extremely rare disease which may be life threatening, and shows difficulty in diagnosis and management. This case series summarizes superiority of using intranasal mometasone furoate spray (IMS) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat nasal obstruction in neonates with MNS.

Methods: This study reviewed six consecutive cases of MNS.

The Effect of Nasal Functions on the Integrity of Grafts after Myringoplasty.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of nasal functions for the integrity of grafts after myringoplasty.

Methods: In our study 78 patients who underwent myringoplasty operation between 2011-2013 were included. Group I was defined as the group with an intact tympanic membrane following surgery.

Change in nasal congestion index after treatment in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

Background: The management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) involves both surgical and medical approaches, and remains a controversial subject.

Objective: The objective of this prospective, randomized, controlled trial was to compare the medical and surgical treatments of CRSwNP in terms of their effect on the nasal congestion index (NCI).

Methods: Forty-eight patients with CRSwNP were randomized either to medical or surgical therapy.

Platelet-rich fibrin plays a role on healing of acute-traumatic ear drum perforation.

Objective: Our objective was to demonstrate the effects of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) for the healing of acute ear drum perforation.

Methods: Thirty-two patients with acute traumatic ear drum perforations were randomly separated into 2 groups. In group 1 (n = 14), PRF was used for the repair of ear drum perforation; in group 2 (n = 18), we did not make any intervention.

Relation of mean platelet volume with obstructive adenoid hypertrophy in children.

Objective: Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is a common etiology of chronic upper airway obstruction. Upper respiratory tract obstruction may cause chronic alveolar hypoventilation and pulmonary vasoconstriction. In one previous study in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it has been claimed that mean platelet volume (MPV), an indicator of platelet activation is increased and that MPV has an important role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases.

[Transoral robotic surgery for sleep apnea syndrome].

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a multisystem disorder which adversely affects all body systems including cardiovascular system particularly and the quality of life. Although continuous positive airway pressure is an effective way of treatment in the treatment of OSAS, a substantial proportion of patients are not able to tolerate this treatment and seek for alternative treatment modalities. Transoral robotic lingual tonsillectomy is a novel technique for the surgical management of patients with OSAS.

Peak nasal inspiratory flowmetry for selection of patients for radiofrequency ablation of turbinates.

Objectives: Our goals were to investigate (I) the effectiveness of the topical vasoconstrictor test (TVT) and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurement for the selection of patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) who will benefit from radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the turbinates and (2) the efficacy of the TVT and PNIF in follow-up of treatment outcomes.

Methods: Patients with bilateral chronic nasal obstruction due to ITH underwent assessment with a visual analog scale (VAS) and PNIF before and after the TVT. Twenty patients with symptom improvement according to VAS and PNIF results were enrolled in the study.

Classic Mediterranean type of epiglottic Kaposi sarcoma.

Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant, multifocal, vascular, and low-grade tumor that mostly occurs in mucocutaneous sites. Kaposi sarcoma is usually associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and involves lymphatic nodes and visceral organs. In this report, an 81-year-old man with epiglottic Kaposi sarcoma who screened negative for human immunodeficiency virus is presented.

Nasal obstruction and unilateral chronic otitis media: evaluation by acoustic rhinometry.

Objectives: In a prospective study at Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, we aimed to evaluate the differences in acoustic rhinometric findings between the affected and nonaffected sides in patients with unilateral chronic otitis media (COM) and to investigate whether unilateral COM correlates with the side of nasal obstruction.

Methods: Fifty-five consecutive patients with unilateral COM were involved in this study. All patients were evaluated with acoustic rhinometry, the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale, and measurement of their nasal mucociliary transport time.

Prediction of outcome of radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinates.

Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the turbinates is used commonly for nasal obstruction; however, there is no consensus on patient selection for this surgery.

Methods: In a prospective clinical study, 53 adult subjects with bilateral turbinate hypertrophy were evaluated subjectively and objectively with anterior rhinomanometry at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-RFA of turbinates.

Results: RFA of the turbinates resulted in a significant decrease in predecongestant and postdecongestant visual analogue scale (VAS) scores and resistance measurements at postoperative months 1, 3, and 6 (p < 0.

Topical Nigella Sativa for nasal symptoms in elderly.

Objective: To compare the effects of intranasal application of black seed (Nigella Sativa) oil (NSO) and isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCS) on nasal symptoms of the elderly.

Methods: In this prospective, crossover randomized controlled trial, 42 geriatric patients with nasal dryness and related symptoms were randomized to receive either 2 weeks of isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCS) followed by 2 weeks of N. sativa oil (NG oil) or the same treatment in the opposite order.

Endoscopic posterior cordotomy with microdissection radiofrequency electrodes for bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of endoscopic posterior cordotomy using microdissection electrodes in patients with bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Eleven patients underwent endoscopic posterior cordotomy using a radiofrequency Arrowtip monopolar needle. Preoperative-postoperative exercise tolerance, airway, and voice evaluation were performed in all patients.

En bloc resection of epiglottic tumors with transoral robotic approach - preliminary results.

Objective: This study aimed to identify whether it would be possible to excise epiglottic laryngeal tumors en bloc with a transoral robotic approach (TORS), ensuring that basic principles of oncologic surgery are followed.

Methods: TORS was performed on three patients at Umraniye Education and Research Hospital. All patients had T1 epiglottic tumors.

The role of mometasone furoate nasal spray in the treatment of adenoidal hypertrophy in the adolescents: a prospective, randomized, cross-over study.

Aim of this work is to find out whether the symptoms attributable to adenoid hypertrophy in adolescents may be treated with intranasal mometasone furoate (MF) application. To learn if adenoid hypertrophy in adolescents may decrease in size with intranasal MF. A prospective, double blind, randomized, cross-over study was conducted in 28 subjects (12-18 years) with adenoidal hypertrophy.

Emergency endoscopic vocal cord lateralization as an alternative to tracheotomy for patients with bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis.

This study aimed at evaluating the results of emergent endoscopic permanent vocal cord lateralization instead of tracheotomy in patients with bilateral vocal cord paralysis who were admitted to the emergency service. Retrospective analysis was done of 13 patients with bilateral vocal cord paralysis admitted to emergency service with severe dyspnea. Patient information, paralysis etiology, operation times and follow-up data were reviewed.

Does passive smoking have an effect on nasal mucociliary clearance?

Objective: The aim of this study is to review the literature about nasal mucociliary clearance (MCC) and passive smoking in otorhinolaryngology by clearly explaining their relationship in a cross-sectional study.

Study Design And Setting: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Umraniye Education and Research Hospital in Turkey. Umraniye Education and Research Hospital Ethical Committee approved the study, and informed consents of the patients were obtained.