The contribution of erectile elements to nasal patency: an examination with nasal sound analysis.

Background: The objective of this work was to determine the role of nasal sound analysis using a software called Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) in evaluation of nasal erectile elements as a cause of nasal obstruction. Comparisons of nasal resistance, amplitude of the nasal sound frequency spectra, and visual analogue score (VAS) were made.

Methods: Nasal endoscopy, VAS, rhinomanometry (RMM), and OR were performed on 64 patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy but without any other nasal problems, both untreated and 15 minutes after the application of topical decongestants (TDs).

Comparison of Odiosoft-Rhino and rhinomanometry in evaluation of nasal patency.

Objective: To conduct a preliminary study testing the validity of the Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) in the evaluation of nasal patency in patients with nasal septal deviation and compare the results with visual analogue score (VAS) of nasal obstruction and rhinomanometry (RMM).

Methods: OR and RMM were performed on 68 patients with nasal septal deviation and 61 healthy controls. VAS, nasal resistance values and nasal sound analysis were noted for the left and right nasal cavities.

Lack of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and predominance of Alloiococcus otitidis in middle ear fluids of children with otitis media with effusion.

Objective: To investigate the presence of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and other bacterial pathogens in middle ear effusion samples obtained from children with otitis media with effusion (OME).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight children (mean age 7.03; standard deviation 2.

Evaluation of nasal cytology in subjects with chronic rhinitis: a 7-year study.

Background: No diagnostic test had been specifically developed to diagnose nonallergic rhinitis (NAR). Also a negative nasal smear for eosinophils does not rule out the diagnosis. There is a significant diagnostic problem in patients with NAR.

Nasal patency by rhinomanometry in patients with sensation of nasal obstruction.

Background: The objective assessment of nasal patency is a common challenge in clinical practice. This study was designed to show and compare the values of active anterior rhinomanometry (RMM) in patients with sensation of nasal obstruction.

Methods: According to the physical examination, 7283 individuals with sensation of nasal obstruction were divided into the nasal septal deviation (NSD) group and normal nasal anatomy group.

Detection of the nasal cycle in daily activity by remote evaluation of nasal sound.

Objectives: To detect the nasal cycle in healthy subjects while they were performing their daily activities, using the Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) software program and to investigate the ability of the OR program to perform this procedure.

Design: Prospective analysis.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Evaluation of nasal obstruction with Odiosoft-Rhino in nasal septal deviation.

Background: Evaluation of a recently developed method for measuring nasal obstruction.

Objective: To investigate the reliability of a new software program called Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) as a presumptive diagnostic method to evaluate the nasal airflow of patients who have nasal septal deviation and to compare OR results with the acoustic rhinometry (AR) results and visual analogue scale (VAS) of nasal obstruction.

Setting: Referral centre, institutional practice.

Long-term immunotherapy for perennial allergic rhinitis: relationship of specific IgG levels to skin-prick test results and clinical symptoms and signs.

We studied 63 adults with perennial allergic rhinitis and positive skin-prick tests for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp) and Dermatophagoides farinae (Df) who had not previously received any type of immunotherapy or pharmacotherapy for their condition. We injected these patients with a 50% Dp/50% Df modified allergen intradermally in accordance with the classic immunotherapy scheme once a week for 30 months. Specific immunotherapy (SIT) was administered until the specific IgG (sIgG) concentration reached level IV (>or=81% absorbance).

Modified midfacial degloving approach for sinonasal tumors.

A perfect surgical approach to nasal cavity and paranasal sinus tumors should provide a broad exposition preserving the important structures with no cosmetic defect. Midfacial degloving (MD) technique provides good exposure without incisions and scars in the face. Classic MD technique includes rhinoplasty incisions.

Lateral osteotomies in rhinoplasty: a safer and less traumatic method.

Background: Osteotomies are required to mobilize the bony pyramid for infracture, outfracture, or realignment. Using traditional techniques and instruments, mobilization of the bony pyramid often results in serious edema and ecchymosis.

Objective: The authors evaluate how the use of micro-osteotomes in lateral osteotomy influence postoperative healing.

Efficacy of Odiosoft-Rhino in assessment of nasal obstruction: a comparative study with acoustic rhinometry after treatment with budesonide nasal spray in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis.

Background: Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) is new software and equipment that can be used to measure changes in nasal obstruction after intranasal steroid treatment. OR is a promising method for measuring the degree of nasal obstruction. OR can precisely analyze nasal sound spectra in decibels, which is generated by nasal airflow.

Detection of HHV-8 and HPV in laryngeal carcinoma.

Objective: In this study we aimed to investigate the presence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and human papillomavirus (HPV) in laryngeal carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: Fifty patients operated on because of laryngeal carcinoma were included in the study. Forty-seven had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) whereas three had verrucous carcinoma.

[The validity of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index in chronic sinusitis].

Objectives: Quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis is affected more than many other chronic diseases. In this study, we evaluated the validity of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI) in assessing deterioration in the quality of life.

Patients And Methods: The Rhinosinusitis Disability Index consisting of 30 items was administered to 355 patients (206 males, 149 females; mean age 41 years; range 21 to 57 years) with chronic rhinosinusitis before and after treatment and to 112 healthy controls (44 males, 68 females; mean age 35 years; range 18 to 48 years).

Odiosoft-Rhino versus rhinomanometry in healthy subjects.

Conclusion: Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) is a non-invasive test that is completed in an extremely short period of time. It is easy to perform and little patient cooperation is needed. OR is safe and could be used in the rhinological setting if further improved.

Long-term efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy in patients with perennial rhinitis.

Background: Sublingual immunotherapy has a documented clinical efficacy, but only a few long-term studies have been performed in people with perennial rhinitis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy.

Methods: One hundred thirty-seven patients with allergies to house dust mites were treated with sublingual house dust-mite-specific immunotherapy for 2 or 3 years and were also observed for 3 years after discontinuation of the treatment.

[Comparison of nasal histamine and allergen provocations in patients with allergic rhinitis].

Objectives: We evaluated the effects of histamine and allergen provocations in the nasal mucosa.

Patients And Methods: Nasal provocations were performed with extracts of histamine, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp) and mixed grass pollen (Mg) in patients with perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis and in healthy subjects. Nasal airway resistance (NAR), the amount of secretions, and the number of sneezes were recorded and evaluated.

Computed tomography findings in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with and without allergy.

The purpose of this study was to compare the paranasal sinus mucosal thickenings, bony changes consistent with chronic sinusitis, and bony anatomic variations detected by computed tomography (CT) in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with and without allergy. Three hundred and thirty-nine patients with chronic rhinosinusitis were analyzed for their allergic status by performing skin prick test. Two hundred and thirteen patients (62.

Nasal sound analysis: a new method for evaluating nasal obstruction in allergic rhinitis.

Objective: Current measurements of nasal obstruction are unreliable and may be improved with the development of new techniques. The effectiveness of odiosoft-rhino (OR) in the evaluation of nasal obstruction was investigated in a blind comparison at a referral center, institutional practice.

Patients: Forty-eight patients with perennial allergic rhinitis and 52 healthy subjects were studied.

[The use of serum and nasal eosinophilic cationic protein in the evaluation of the effectiveness of immunotherapy in patients with allergic rhinitis].

Objectives: We investigated the use of eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) as an indicator of clinical efficiency of specific immunotherapy (SIT) in patients with allergic rhinitis sensitive to house dust mites.

Patients And Methods: Specific immunotherapy was administered to 49 patients (20 males, 29 females; mean age 34.2 years; range 16 to 66 years) with perennial allergic rhinitis.

Nasal expiratory sound analysis in healthy people.

Objective: To evaluate the practicability of Odiosoft-Rhino (OR), a new experimental method for assessing the nasal airflow and resistance, in normal subjects and to compare the results with acoustic rhinometry (AR) findings.

Study Design And Setting: OR and AR were carried out in 72 healthy subjects. Their visual analogue scales of nasal obstruction, minimal cross sectional areas (MCA(1) and MCA(2)), and nasal expiration sounds were analyzed and noted for both nasal cavities.