Intratympanic Methylprednisolone versus Dexamethasone for the Primary Treatment of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the therapeutic effectiveness of intratympanic (IT) methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in the initial treatment of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL).

Materials And Methods: A total of 46 patients with ISSHL who had been treated with IT methylprednisolone or dexamethasone were included in the present study. Dexamethasone (4 mg/mL) and methylprednisolone (20 mg/mL) were given transtympanically to 22 and 24 patients, respectively, one dosage per day for 5 consecutive days.

The Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections in the Management of Sialorrhea.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Botulinum toxin type A by injecting in the submandibular and parotid glands on the frequency and severity of sialorrhea.

Methods: Pediatric patients who were referred to our department with sialorrhea were evaluated using their parents' frequency and severity scores of sialorrhea with visual analog scales before and after 3 months of botulinum toxin type A injections. Bilateral submandibular and parotid glands were injected with Botulinum toxin type A.

How does cochlear implantation affect five vestibular end-organ functions and dizziness?

Objective: To evaluate all five vestibular end-organ functions (lateral, anterior, posterior semicircular canal, utricule, and saccule) and to investigate the relationship between Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and vestibular functions prior to CI (cochlear implantation) and at postoperative day 3 and month 3.

Methods: A total of 42 patients (age 16-70years) with normal vestibular functions preoperatively and undergoing unilateral CI were included in this prospective descriptive study. Video head impulse test (vHIT) for three semicircular canal (SSC) functions, ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) for utricule function, cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) for saccule function and DHI for subjective vertigo symptoms were performed prior to CI and at postoperative day 3 and month 3.

Endoscopic versus microscopic stapes surgery.

Objective: The aim of this study to compare the outcomes and complications of endoscopic stapes surgery versus microscopic stapes surgery.

Methods: This study involved patients who underwent stapedotomy at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University between January 2012 and July 2014. The patients were divided into two groups.

Alternative Techniques in Cochlear Implantation.

Objective: To review the alternative techniques in cochlear implantation and to compare the complications with different techniques.

Materials And Methods: Patients who had undergone cochlear implantation were reviewed. Those patients who were operated using alternative techniques were selected and evaluated for the cause of their hearing loss and for the type of alternative technique that was utilized.

Radiological Imaging Findings of Patients with Congenital Totally Hearing Loss.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine and classify inner ear abnormalities in patients who had cochlear implants because of congenital sensorineural hearing loss using preoperative temporal bone computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Materials And Methods: Patients in the otolaryngology department who had cochlear implants because of congenital sensorineural hearing loss between January 2011 and December 2013 were included in the study. There were 167 male and 133 female patients, a total of 300.

Quality of Life in Pediatric Cochlear Implantations.

Objective: To evaluate the satisfaction of patients with a cochlear implant using a Parents' Perspective Questionnaire and analyze the significant parameters.

Materials And Methods: Patients who received a cochlear implant in Çukurova University between March 2002 and November 2012 were included in the study. Parents were asked to answer the Parents' Perspective Questionnaire.

Surgical and medical management for complications in 475 consecutive pediatric cochlear implantations.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess complications occurring after cochlear implantation (CI) in children and to discuss revision surgeries and medical interventions occurring during follow-up.

Study Design: Retrospective study of 475 consecutive pediatric cochlear implantations at a tertiary referral center.

Methods: The patients (n = 475) who received cochlear implants in our institution between March 2000 and March 2012 were followed up (range, 5 months-12 years).

Factors contributing to limited or non-use in the cochlear implant systems in children: 11 years experience.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and etiologic factors of non-use and limited use of cochlear implants. The patients' age, gender, duration of implantation and additional disabilities were investigated.

Patients And Methods: Of the 413 (200 males, 213 females) pediatric patients (age under 16) implanted in our clinic between January 2000 and December 2011, 12 limited user/non-user cochlear implanted patients were selected who had a follow-up of at least 24 months.

Modified intratympanic treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Steroids are the only proven drugs in the treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. In the recent studies, it has been suggested that, steroids delivered through the intratympanic route obtained higher perilymph levels, resulting in better hearing outcomes. The purpose of this study is to compare the hearing outcomes of the two routes of steroid treatment: intratympanic route and systemic route.

A thyroid tumor extending to the parapharyngeal space.

Background: The metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma to the parapharyngeal space is rare and discussed in the English literature before. Encountering a parapharyngeal mass with cystic appearance on imaging, one should rule out thyroid malignancy as differential diagnosis.

Case Presentation: The case presented here is a 22-year-old woman who was referred to our clinic with complaints of painless neck mass, dysphagia and hoarseness for two years.