Retrospective Analysis of Systemic Steroid and Combined Systemic-Intratympanic Steroid Treatment Results and Prognostic Factors in Sudden Idiopathic Hearing Loss.

Sudden idiopathic hearing loss (SIHL) is defined as sensorineural hearing loss at 30 dB or more at 3 consecutive frequencies that begins within 72 hours, and the etiology of the disease is still unclear. Steroid treatment is used as systemic and local (intratympanic) in sudden hearing loss, and different results have been reported for both treatment modalities. This study aimed to compare the results of the treatment in patients who received systemic steroid (SS) therapy and in patients who received systemic and intratympanic steroid (ITS) therapy for SIHL.

Hyperekplexia: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Hyperekplexia is a rare neurogenetic disorder that is classically characterized by an exaggerated startle response to sudden unexpected stimuli. This study aimed to determine clinical and genetic characteristics of our patients with hyperekplexia.

Methods: The age of onset and diagnosis, familial and perinatal history, clinical course, complications, metabolic screening tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), medications, neuropsychometric evaluations, and gene mutations of patients diagnosed with hyperekplexia were reviewed retrospectively.

The impact of online health information source preference on intolerance to uncertainty and cyberchondria in a youthful generation.

Background: The increasing utilization of the Internet to access health-related information is believed to heighten anxiety and trigger cyberchondria due to the presence of conflicting and sometimes overly detailed information.

Aim: To investigate the levels of cyberchondria and intolerance of uncertainty among university students and their relationship with different online health information sources.

Methods: Between June and July 2022, 420 university students (mean age = 21.

Endoscopic Resection of Nasal Septal Chondroma.

Chondromas are benign cartilaginous tumors and rarely develop in the nasal septum. Although it causes different symptoms depending on the location and size of the tumor, the most common complaints are nasal obstruction and epistaxis. A submucosal mass narrowing the nasal passage can be seen in the septum by an endoscope.

Impact of Intranasal Splint Removal Time on Postoperative Complications after Septoplasty.

Background: Various types of nasal tampons are used for packing after septoplasty. Intranasal splints are widely used as they are more advantageous than other materials regarding the lower complication rates of synechia, and lesser pain during removal. However, there is no consensus on the timing of intranasal splint removal after septoplasty operations.