The Immediate Effect of Cumulative Transverse Strain via Exercise on the Achilles Tendon in Individuals with and Without Flat Feet.

Background: Flat feet change lower extremity alignment, and it may change the load distribution on Achilles tendon during exercise. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the immediate effect of cumulative transverse strain via resistive ankle plantarflexion exercise on the Achilles tendon in individuals with flat feet.

Methods: Fourteen individuals with flat feet and 14 age-matched individuals with normal foot posture were enrolled in the present study.

An Investigation of Hearing (250-20,000 Hz) in Children with Endocrine Diseases and Evaluation of Tinnitus and Vertigo Symptoms.

 Despite much advancement in medicine, endocrine and metabolic diseases remain an important cause of morbidity and even mortality in children.  The present study was planned to investigate the evaluation of hearing that also includes high frequencies, and the presence and degree of vertigo and tinnitus symptoms in pediatric patients diagnosed with endocrine diseases such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), growth hormone deficiency (GHD), obesity, idiopathic short stature, and precocious puberty  The present study included a patient group of 207 children patients diagnosed with endocrine disease (95 males, 112 females; mean age 9.71 years old [range 6-16 years old]) and a control group including 55 healthy children who do not have any kind of chronic disease (26 males, 29 females; mean age 9.

Why do infants pull their ears?

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnoses of the infants who were admitted to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of pulling on the ear and to identify the related factors which may contribute to the diagnosis.

Methods: This prospective study included a total of 102 infants who were admitted to our hospital with the complaint of tugging and pulling on, touching, and rubbing the ears on the shoulder or pillow and shaking the head between July 2016 and July 2017. The complaints were evaluated throughout the day, and the application seasons, the person referred the patient to the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, the child development specialist and child psychiatrist, allergy and atopy histories, and the relationship between the results and diagnoses were evaluated.

Olfactory dysfunction in spondyloarthritis.

Objective: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of disorders characterized by inflammatory arthritis including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and arthritis-related inflammatory bowel diseases. Recently it has been shown that arthritic disorders are accompanied by olfactory dysfunction. We aimed to specifically investigate the association between spondyloarthritis and olfactory impairment.

Evaluation of choroidal thickness measurements in patients with marked nasal septal deviation.

Introduction: Chronic upper airway obstruction due to marked nasal septal deviation may cause chronic hypoxia. It may change the balance of the sympathetic-parasympathetic system and may affect blood flow in the choroid.

Objective: To assess choroidal thickness measurements of patients with marked nasal septal deviation.

The Effects of Experimental Intratympanic Steroid Administration on Organ of Corti Type 1 Spiral Ganglion.

 It is unclear how effective is the intratympanic (IT) steroid treatment on organ of Corti type 1 spiral ganglion, its optimal dosage and frequency of administration. The effect of dexamethasone on cochlear functions in individuals with a normal hearing ability is also unknown.  The aim of this study was to evaluate, at the electrophysiological and ultrastructural levels, the effect of IT dexamethasone administration in guinea pigs with normal hearing on organ of Corti type 1 spiral ganglion.

Effect of Topical Dexamethasone for Preventing Experimentally Induced Myringosclerosis.

Objective: We aimed to examine the effect of topical dexamethasone by otomicroscopic and histologic examinations for preventing myringosclerosis induced by myringotomy in rat tympanic membranes.

Methods: Twenty-one Sprague Dawley rats (42 ears) were randomly divided into the following three groups after otomicroscopic examinations: experimental surgical group (5 rats), control group (8 rats), and study group (8 rats). The rats of all the groups underwent myringotomy in both tympanic membranes.

Evaluation of choroidal thickness in children with adenoid hypertrophy.

Objective: To assess choroidal thickness in children with adenoid hypertrophy versus normal controls using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).

Methods: Twenty-six children (left and right eyes, total 52 eyes), which were scheduled to adenoidectomy with severe adenoid hypertrophy and 26 age, sex and body mass index-matched healthy subjects (left and right eyes, total 52 eyes) were included in the study. Choroidal thicknesses (CT) were evaluated using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography.

"The effects of family-centered physiotherapy on the cognitive and motor performance in premature infants".

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of family centered physiotherapy according to the neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) principles on mental and motor performance in premature infants.

Methods: A total of 156 infant, ≥24/36 week+6days gestational age included in the study. All the infants were diagnosed by a child neurologist and referred to psychology and physiotherapy department for their neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment.

Late-term Effects of Surgery on Nasal Functions in Patients who Underwent Total Laryngectomy Surgery.

 There is a common opinion that losing airway functions in total laryngectomy patients cause changes in nasal physiological rates. Studies conducted to review the subject present gaps, especially in terms of objective measurements.  We evaluated late-term effects of surgery on nasal functions in patients who underwent total laryngectomy surgery more than two years ago.

Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with olfactory function using smell identification screening test.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of Helicobacter pylori in olfactory function. Thirty-six patients (mean age 38.5) aged between 18 and 55 years who were diagnosed with H.

Relation Between the Type of Hospitals and the Decision of Adenotonsillectomy Indication.

Objective: This study aims to apply tonsillectomy criteria, symptoms and outcomes proposed in earlier studies to investigate patients who were given tonsillectomy indications at different clinical centers but were treated in our clinical center.

Methods: The prospective sample of patients at the ear, nose, and throat clinic within our hospital consisted of 855 male patients and 684 female patients (1539 in total) with ages between 3 and 16 years old who had been given a tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy indication. The patients were allocated to 1 of 3 groups, depending on whether they had been treated in a public hospital, a private hospital, or a university/training research hospital.

Frequency of Serous Otitis Media in Children without Otolaryngological Symptoms.

 Otitis media with effusion is the fluid in the middle ear with no signs or symptoms of acute ear infection.  This study aims to research the frequency of serous otitis media in patients referred to the pediatric clinic between 3-16 years of age without any active ear, nose, and throat complaints.  This study included 589 children patients (280 boys, 309 girls; mean age: 9.

Association Between Endocrine Diseases and Serous Otitis Media in Children.

Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a condition in which fluid is retained in the middle ear cavity. The association between endocrine disorders and OME has not yet been determined. This study aimed to investigate the presence of OME in children diagnosed with an endocrine disease and the relationship between these two conditions.

Human otoacariasis: Demographic and clinical outcomes in patients with ear-canal ticks and a review of literature.

Introduction: Otoacariasis is a rare infestation of the ear canal, which affects the quality of life especially in rural areas. Different types of ticks and mites may cause otoacariasis. Although treatment of otoacariasis is simple, diseases transmitted through ticks and mites should be considered during diagnosis and treatment.

Maxillofacial Traumas in Farmers Caused by Farm Animals, Agricultural Vehicles, and Materials.

Objective: It has been aimed at evaluating the relationship of maxillofacial fractures in farmers, which are caused due to traumas while working in farms, with trauma etiologies, maxillofacial fracture areas, age, sex, and seasonal variables.

Methods: Among the farmers who have come to our emergency service unit as a result of maxillofacial trauma between 2010 and 2012, 146 patients have been analyzed retrospectively. The patients' demographic findings, trauma etiologies, seasonal variables of trauma, and maxillofacial fracture area distribution have been analyzed.

Intracranial hemorrhagic infarct after local anesthesia on nasal mucosa: A case report.

Introduction: Epinephrine containing local anesthetics are used hemostasis in many cases. Otolaryngologists typically selected to decrease bleeding in surgery field for operations such as especially FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), septoplasty, septorhinoplasty. In addition to known adverse effects of this local anesthetics agents they have rare complications too.

Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis.

Primary nasopharyneal tuberculosis is a rare disease which is commonly present with cervical lymphadenopathy. It is hard to differenciate the diagnosis of tuberculosis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Histologic and bacteriologic evaluation is required for diagnosis.