Head and Neck Paragangliomas: 16-year Single-center Experience and Mini Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up.

Objective: To investigate head and neck paraganglioma cases treated at a tertiary center from 2007 to 2023. The research includes a thorough examination of published studies that have focused on long-term outcomes. The additional goal is to contribute to the existing knowledge on head and neck paraganglioma, with a particular emphasis on refining diagnostic algorithms, treatment selection, and follow-up procedures.

The Effect of Cochlear Implant Stimulation on Postural Control.

Objective: There are contradictory reports on the effect of cochlear implantation on postural control. Associated vestibular loss, electrode insertion trauma, and electrical stimulus of a cochlear implant can influence postural control. This study focused on the electrical stimulation of the cochlea.

Dual- and Single-Task Training in Older Adults With Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Randomized Controlled Study.

We aimed to investigate the effects of dual- and single-task training in older adults with age-related hearing loss. Intervention groups included single-, dual-task training, and control groups. The dual- and single-task trainings were held 2 days a week for 40 min for a total of 10 sessions for 5 weeks.

Comparison of the Reliability of the House- Brackmann, Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0, and Sunnybrook Facial Grading System for the Evaluation of Patients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis.

Background: To compare the reliability of the House-Brackmann (HB), Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0 (FNGS 2.0), and Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SB) which are widely used in the evaluation of peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) patients.

The Effect of Intracochlear and Intratympanic Dexamethasone on Cochlear Implant Impedance.

Objective: This study investigated the impact of different local corticosteroid applications on impedance measurements in patients with cochlear implants.

Methods: The study was designed as a controlled, randomized, and prospective study in which 34 consecutive patients who had undergone cochlear implant surgery were divided into three groups. The first group received intracochlear dexamethasone, in the second group the middle ear cavity was filled with dexamethasone, and the third group did not receive dexamethasone.

Transcanal Endoscopic Management of Middle Ear Paragangliomas.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and audiological outcomes of transcanal endoscopic resection of middle ear paragangliomas.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center and private otology clinic.

Subjective Visual Vertical test with the 3D virtual reality system: effective factors and cybersickness.

Background: 3D Virtual Reality (VR) offers new opportunities in vestibular science. It also presents new challenges and problems.

Aims/objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effective factors in the 3D VR Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV) test and the impact of cybersickness on the test results.

Wideband Tympanometry and Absorbance for Diagnosing Middle Ear Fluids in Otitis Media with Effusion.

Background: Surgical tympanostomy tube insertion is a standard procedure in Otitis media with effusion after proper follow-up. During the surgery, the presence of serous or mucoid fluids, atelectatic tympanic membrane, or empty ear may be observed, despite all patients having the same diagnosis. A better method based on a non-invasive approach can help avoid unnecessary surgery.

Effectiveness of conventional versus virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises in elderly patients with dizziness: a randomized controlled study with 6-month follow-up.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality containing real-life environments on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with dizziness.

Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 32-patients aged 65-years and older who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with dizziness complaint randomly assigned to 2 groups. In Group 1 (n=16), vestibular rehabilitation program, supported with virtual reality, and in Group 2 (n=16), conventional vestibular rehabilitation program was applied 30-min a day, 5 sessions per week, 15 sessions in total for 3 weeks.

Detecting Intralabyrinthine Pressure Increase by Postural Manipulation with Wideband Tympanometry and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions.

Objective: Intracranial pressure increase is known to affect inner ear pressure through the cochlear and vestibular aqueducts. This finding forms a good model for inner ear pressure studies. Standard techniques used to detect this pressure increase are neither reliable nor easily repeatable or cheap.

Effectiveness of whole-body vibration or biofeedback postural training as an add-on to vestibular exercises rehabilitation therapy in chronic unilateral vestibular weakness: A randomized controlled study.

Background: The efforts to achieve better functional results in vestibular rehabilitation have been continued by using different visual and somatosensory stimuli for a long time. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a mechanical vertical stimulation that provides high frequency vibration stimulus to the proprioceptive receptors. Biofeedback provides continuous information to the subject regarding postural changes.

Salivary gland tumors: A 15-year experience of a university hospital in Turkey.

Objective: To determine the demographic characteristics of benign and malignant salivary gland tumors in our department in the last 15 years.

Methods: In this study, the files of the patients who underwent salivary gland surgery between 2004 and 2019 in our department were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 366 patients whose diagnoses of salivary gland tumor histopathologically confirmed were included in this study.

Validation of the Turkish Version of the Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0.

Objective: We aimed to adapt the Facial Nerve Grading System 2.0 (FNGS 2.0) to Turkish and to investigate the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version.

Correlation between Surgical Outcome and Stage of Acquired Middle Ear Cholesteatoma: Revalidation of the EAONO/JOS Staging System.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the intraoperative findings, recurrence rate, and hearing outcome of cholesteatoma surgery and correlate them with the newly proposed EAONO/JOS Joint Consensus Statement.

Materials And Methods: The records of 407 patients diagnosed with chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma between 2009 and 2017 were reviewed. After the exclusion of records with unsatisfactory surgical notes and anamnesis, 353 patients were included in the study.

Validation of the Turkish version of the Sunnybrook facial grading system.

Background/aim: To adapt the Sunnybrook facial grading system (SFGS) into Turkish and perform validation and reliability studies on the Turkish version.

Materials And Methods: The original English version of the SFGS was translated into Turkish by performing a linguistic validity study based on international standards. The evaluators comprised 6 physicians.

Adaptation of "Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills" for Adenotonsillectomy into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study.

Objective: To adapt an objective surgical assessment tool (OSATS) for adenotonsillectomy/tonsillectomy to Turkish.

Methods: A prospective longitudinal validation study was planned. Adenoidectomy items were added to the tonsillectomy OSATS.

Preliminary Results of a New Experimental Model for Intratympanic Treatment.

Objective: Corticosteroids have been applied via transtympanic route for a long time to treat the inner ear disorders. A few animal models were used to answer the questions, "How much drug goes into the inner ear?" and "How far does the drug reach through the scala tympani and/or scala vestibuli?" However, the cerebrospinal fluid contamination poses a major problem. The aims of this study were to create a new sampling model showing the dexamethasone distribution in the inner ear and to provide more reliable data about drug concentrations.

An Unusual Complication of Otitis Media: Luc's Abscess.

Luc's abscess is an extremely rare complication of otitis media, caused by the spread of the middle ear infection to the subperiosteal area and its accumulation beneath the temporal muscle. Unlike other subperiosteal abscesses relating to otitis media, infection may not be associated with mastoid bone involvement. Therefore, it is defined as a benign complication of otitis media.

Direct Observation of Procedural Skills in Otorhinolaryngology Training.

Objective: To assess the experience on using direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) by trainees and trainers and to evaluate its use during the training process of Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) residency.

Methods: This study was designed as a prospective educational research. For the quantitative assessment, the "construct validity" of the assessment tool was examined.

Selective Window Application of Gentamicin+ Dexamethasone in Meniere's Disease.

Objective: The purpose of the study is to prevent hearing loss when using intratympanic (IT) gentamicin for intractable Meniere's disease.

Materials And Methods: It is a retrospective case review study. Twenty five patients who had definite Meniere's disease and had either selective window application or weekly IT gentamicin were included into the study.

The subscales and short forms of the dizziness handicap inventory: are they useful for comparison of the patient groups?

Purpose: Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) is one of the most frequently used surveys for vertigo. The aim of the study was re-analyze the consistency of subscales and correlation between original and different short forms.

Method: The data of 2111 patients were analyzed.

MRI and CT Imaging of an Intrasphenoidal Encephalocele: A Case Report.

Background: Intrasphenoidal encephalocele (ISE) is a rare clinical entity. The incidence of congenital encephalocele is very low. Accurate diagnosis and surgical approach is of critical value.

Clinical and electronystagmographical evaluation of vestibular symptoms in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) may give rise to a variety of clinical signs and symptoms including vertigo and/or other problems related with equilibrium. In this study, we aimed to evaluate clinical and electronystagmographical (ENG) characteristics of relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) patients.

Design: This is a prospective controlled study consisting of 30 patients who were diagnosed as definite RRMS according to McDonald's diagnostic criteria and 30 healthy individuals.

Provocation of endolymphatic hydrops with a prick test in Meniere's disease.

This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that antigenic challenge is an important stimulative factor for an episode of endolymphatic hydrops. The study was held in a tertiary care center for patients with probable or definite Meniere's disease. The prick test, which included dietary and inhalant allergens, was applied to all patients with a Multi-Test Applicator (Lincoln Diagnostics, Decatur, Ill).