Evaluation of age-related changes in middle-ear structures by wideband tympanometry.

Background: Presbycusis is bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with the progressive degeneration of cochlear and central auditory pathways with aging.

Aims/objectives: We aimed to reveal age-related changes in middle ear function by using wideband tympanometry (WBT).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-eight patients diagnosed with presbycusis were compared to 52 audiologically healthy participants.

The Prognostic Value of Circulating Inflammatory Cell Counts in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and the Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors.

Objectives: Recent studies suggest that elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are poor prognostic factors in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). We aimed to investigate the accuracy of this hypothesis by taking into account the effect of cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors.

Methods: Medical records of 122 patients with SSNHL were reviewed retrospectively and grouped into 2 as; patients without CVR (group 1; n = 68) and patients having CVR (group 2; n = 54).

Is there an association between the parameters of arterial stiffness and tinnitus?

Increasing arterial stiffness is associated with atherosclerosis and there is an association between atherosclerosis and tinnitus may occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between arterial stiffness and tinnitus using the central pulse-wave analysis method. This prospective, single center study included 98 participants, comprising 49 patients diagnosed with subjective idiopathic tinnitus (Group 1) and a control group of 49 healthy subjects (Group 2).

The use of nasal trumpet as a non-invasive treatment method in congenital nasal stenosis.

Kemal Ö, Atmaca S, Bel-Çeçen A, Düzgün B, Aygün HC. The use of nasal trumpet as a non-invasive treatment method in congenital nasal stenosis. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 210-213.