Expansion to the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire-Short Form: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to investigate the necessity of questioning virtual reality systems in the motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire (MSSQ)-short form. The secondary objective of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the MSSQ-short form, with proven validity and reliability.

Subjects And Methods: In the questionnaire form, for which expert opinion was obtained to maintain linguistic equivalence, the virtual reality items were added to the questionnaire.

Comparative Analysis of the Healing Effects of the Transplanted Cell Sheets to the Experimentally Injured Maxillary Sinuses.

Background: In our study, the authors aimed to obtain a live and functional sinus epithelium with mesenchymal stem cells and nasal mucosa epithelial cells from rabbits which are cultured in temperature-responsive culture plates to get a single-layer.

Methodology/principal: Twenty-two female New Zealand rabbits were included in the study. Two of them were used to obtain mesenchymal stem cells.

Doppler ultrasonography can be useful to determine the etiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate clinical features of both carotid and vertebral arteries in the idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) patients and healthy individuals to contribute additional knowledge on vascular compromise theory.

Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective case control study in a tertiary referral center. 55 patients for ISSNHL and 35 healthy participants (70 ears) are involved to the study.

Prophylactic etanercept treatment in cisplatin ototoxicity.

The aim of our study was to evaluate the audiological protective effects of etanercept using distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) in rats with hearing loss due to cisplatin ototoxicity. The study began with 36 healthy female albino rats; 31 rats had good measurements in DPOAE and were included in the study. On day 0, a single dose of etanercept was given by intraperitoneal administration to 15 rats (etanercept group).

A Comparison Study of Partial Ossicular Reconstruction Prosthesis (PORP) Placement under the Malleus or Tympanic Membrane Graft in the Presence of the Malleus.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the hearing results of embedding the partial ossicular reconstruction prosthesis (PORP) underneath the malleus with the malleus relocation technique and tympanic membrane graft in the presence of the malleus.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of patient charts and audiometric results in a tertiary referral center was conducted. In total, 83 patients who underwent intact canal tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy between 2010 and 2015 were included and divided into two different groups: malleus assembly to the stapes head (MASH) and tympanic membrane assembly to the stapes head (TASH).

A Simple Closure Technic for Tracheoesophageal Puncture Failures.

Tracheosephageal puncture is the one of the most favorable methods, and widely used by physicians for voice reconstruction after total laryngectomy. Intractable leakages from the tracheosephageal punctures are the most common complication, and management of these fistulas is still troublesome for the patients and physicians. Local surgical sutures, rotational flaps, injections are reported previously, but in this report the authors aimed to mention on a very simple method with silicone septal button.

Comparing audiological test results obtained from a sound processor attached to a Softband with direct and magnetic passive bone conduction hearing implant systems.

The aim of this study was to compare audiological test results obtained from a sound processor (SP) attached to a Softband with those obtained from direct (abutment connection) bone conduction implant systems and magnetic passive bone conduction implant systems with different magnet strengths on patients implanted at our clinic. Twenty-four patients who were implanted with either an abutment or magnetic bone conduction implant system between January 2012 and December 2014 were analyzed for hearing results, such as free-field hearing thresholds, direct bone conduction hearing thresholds, and speech discrimination scores with aided and unaided conditions Both magnetic and direct osseointegrated bone conduction implant systems, as well as the Softband system, provide good hearing outcomes when compared with unaided performance; however, the abutment connection system gives better hearing thresholds in the higher frequencies. No significant difference in hearing gain was found between the Softband system, magnet 5, and magnet used by the patient.

The Healing Effects of Autologous Mucosal Grafts in Experimentally Injured Rabbit Maxillary Sinuses.

Objectives: Healing processes of the nose and paranasal sinuses are quite complex, and poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to compare the effect of mucosal autologous grafts on the degenerated rabbit maxillary sinus mucosa with spontaneous wound healing. It is hypothesized that mucosal grafts will enhance ciliogenesis and improve the morphology of regenerated cilia.

Ethmoid roof radiology; analysis of lateral lamella of cribriform plate.

Objective: We evaluated the extent of asymmetry evident in paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) scans of Turkish patients without sinusitis in the ethmoid roof. Our data contribute to the body of knowledge on the subject.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively studied multiplanar reformatted CT images of the paranasal sinus (1-mm sections) from 110 patients (50 male, 60 female).

Paranasal sinus mucoceles: our clinical experiments.

Objectives: We present the clinical and radiological features, treatment protocols, and medium-long-term results of our patients following surgery for paranasal sinus mucocele, along with a review of the relevant literature.

Materials And Methods: A total of 18 patients (11 women and 7 men) who underwent surgery for paranasal sinus mucocele at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, between 2006 and 2013 were examined retrospectively. The mean patient age was 41 (range 4-73).

Retrospective analysis of surgical treatment of choanal polyps.

Objectives: This study aims to discuss the efficacy of the surgical method performed in patients with choanal polyp in the light of the literature.

Patients And Methods: The study included 76 patients (42 males, 34 females; mean age 25.36 years; range 7 to 73 years) diagnosed with choanal polyp in the sinonasal region between January 2005 and December 2013 in the otorhinolaryngology clinic of Kocaeli University.

Laryngeal verruca vulgaris.

Laryngeal verruca vulgaris is a rare disease of the larynx that is easily misdiagnosed as other laryngeal lesions. This article reports three patients with laryngeal verruca vulgaris and discusses the differential diagnosis of laryngeal verrucous lesions to avoid over treatment.

[Bilateral inverted papilloma originating from the frontal sinus].

Inverted papilloma is a benign neoplasm characterized by its high rate of recurrence, local aggressiveness, and malignancy potential. Nasal obstruction is the most frequent presenting complaint. Bilateral inverted papillom involving both sides of the frontal sinus is extremely rare.

The effect of alprazolam on acoustic stapedius reflex thresholds in healthy volunteers.

Alprazolam, a widely used drug, has widespread, nonspecific depressant effects on the central nervous system, similar to other benzodiazepines. This inhibitor effect may cause changes in reflex thresholds by affecting the acoustic stapedial reflex (ASR) arc. This study was performed on 31 healthy volunteers.

[Evaluation of efficacy of otosclerosis surgery on hearing outcomes].

Objectives: In this study we aimed to evaluate the audiologic results and audiologic success rates following otosclerosis surgery and to discuss surgical complications and their management.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 115 ears of 100 patients who were diagnosed with clinical otosclerosis and operated at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology between May 2002 and April 2013. Postoperative air-bone gap was used in the evaluation of the success of the hearing results.

A new transcutaneous bone anchored hearing device - the Baha® Attract System: the first experience in Turkey.

Objectives: In this study, we reported our experience with a new transcutaneous bone conduction hearing device, the Baha® Attract System.

Patients And Methods: This multi-center clinical study included the first 12 patients (8 females, 4 males; mean age 27.6 years; range 5 to 65 years) in whom a new transcutaneous bone conduction system was implanted in Turkey.

The effect of etanercept and methylprednisolone on functional recovery of the facial nerve after crush injury.

Objective: To establish whether etanercept, a TNF-α antagonist, is an alternative and effective treatment on facial nerve after crush injury.

Method: Fifty-four rats underwent exposure of the left main trunk of the facial nerve followed by a standard crush injury. Animals were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, methylprednisolone-treated group, and etanercept-treated group.

The effect of memantine on functional recovery of the facial nerve after crush injury.

The objective of this study is to establish whether memantine is an alternative and effective treatment on facial nerve recovery after crush injury, and also to analyze the effective doses of this promising agent. This is a randomized controlled animal study. 40 rats underwent crush injury to left main trunk of the facial nerve, and divided into 4 groups; (1) control (saline treated), (2) 5-mg/kg memantine, (3) 10-mg/kg memantine, and (4) 20-mg/kg memantine group.

Possible protective effect of sertraline against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity: an experimental study.

Background/objective: Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent, but its ototoxicity side effect can occur in the majority of patients. Lots of agents were tried to prevent this, but there is not a routine treatment modality yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the otoprotective effect of sertraline, which is an antidepressant with neuroprotective effects, against cisplatin, in rats.

[Endoscopic management of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and clinic outcomes].

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2012, 10 patients (7 females, 3 males; mean age 36.1 years; range 1 to 52 years) who were diagnosed with CSF fistulas in Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Ear Nose and Throat Clinic were retrospectively analyzed.