Effect of adjunctive sodium hyaluronate versus surfactant nasal irrigation on mucociliary clearance in allergic rhinitis: a single-blind, randomised, controlled study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of nasal irrigation with sodium hyaluronate and surfactant solutions on mucociliary clearance time in patients with mild persistent allergic rhinitis.

Methods: A total of 120 patients diagnosed with mild persistent allergic rhinitis were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients were allocated randomly to the surfactant, sodium hyaluronate or isotonic saline (as a control) nasal irrigation group.

A Noteworthy Pathology in Children with Learning Disabilities: Late Latency Response Failure in Central Auditory Processing.

Objectives: This study investigates the cortical auditory pathways in children with and without learning disability (LD).

Materials And Methods: A prospective, controlled clinical study was conducted on patients diagnosed with LD and was followed-up for a minimum period of 6 months in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry were included as study group. The control group comprised of age- and gender-matched healthy individuals.

Effects of early postoperative nasal decongestant on symptom relief after septoplasty.

Background: A randomized, prospective, double-blinded clinical study was conducted at a single, tertiary referral center. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of nasal decongestant use in the early postoperative period after septoplasty.

Methods: After septoplasty, patients who met the study inclusion criteria were randomized into 2 groups to receive either physiologic saline irrigation (saline group) or physiologic saline irrigation plus oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.

The relationship between senile hearing loss and vestibular activity.

Introduction: A considerable high number of SNHL patients also suffer from dizziness and related vestibular symptoms.

Objective: To evaluate the association of vestibular dysfunction and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adult patients.

Methods: Prospective, double-blinded, controlled studies composed by 63 adult patients without any vestibular symptoms or diagnosed vestibular diseases.