Sinonasal Anatomic Variations in the Adult Population: CT Examination of 1200 Patients.

Background: The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are one of the most frequently anatomically varied regions. Their size and shape vary from person to person, and ethnic origin may have a role in this variety. Recognizing this variations is so important for ear nose throat (ENT) specialists because they predispose to sinonasal pathologies and affect the complication rate and success of endoscopic sinus surgery.

Effects of Anatolian Propolis and Hypertonic Saline Combination Nasal Spray on Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms: A Prospective, Multicenter Study.

This study aimed to evaluate how Rhinapi nasal spray affects symptoms of allergic rhinitis. In this prospective, multicenter, observational study, 10,000 patients (comprising 5028 males and 4972 females) exhibiting symptoms of allergic rhinitis (namely, nasal discharge, sneezing, nasal itching, and nasal obstruction) from different centers in different regions of Turkey were enrolled in the study between March 2022 and March 2023. All the patients wanted to participate in the study and were administered Rhinapi one puff to each nostril three times a day, for a period of 3 weeks.

The role of Hippophae rhamnoides L. on 5-fluorouracil-ınduced oral mucositis in rats.

Current study aimed to research the effect of Hippophae rhamnoides (HRE) on potantial oral oxidative and inflammatory damage of 5-FU in rats. The rats were assigned to three groups; healthy (HG), 5-FU 100mg/kg (FUG) and HRE 50mg/kg +5-FU 100mg/kg (HRFU). The 5-FU was injected in the FUG group intraperitoneally.

The correlation between air pollution and the allergic rhinitis incidence: Erzincan model.

Objective: Air pollution is a significant public health problem in our country as well as all over the world. The effects of air pollutants on the respiratory tract are well-known. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the changes in air pollutant parameters during the year and the number of patients who applied to ENT outpatient clinics due to allergic rhinitis in the Erzincan city center between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022.

Evaluation of aortic stiffness by echocardiography in tympanosclerosis patients.

Background And Aims: Tympanosclerosis (TS) is a scarring process that may occur during otitis media. Aortic stiffness (AS) is a significant predictor for the development of heart diseases due to its close relationship with atherosclerosis. Similar pathophysiological processes based on inflammation may explain both TS and AS formation.

Myringosclerosis as a predictor of the requirement for a permanent pacemaker in patients with drug-related atrioventricular block.

Aims: Drug-related atrioventricular block (DR-AVB) may develop in patients with underlying latent degenerative conduction disorders, especially with antiarrhythmics and antihypertensives. Although, according to the current guidelines, reversal is achieved with cessation of the inducing agent, this is not the case for nearly half of the patients. The pathophysiological processes of DR-AVB and myringosclerosis include systemic inflammation and degeneration.

Protective effect of lutein against acrolein-induced ototoxicity in rats.

Background: Acrolein is a reactive aldehyde that forms during burning of wood and other fuels. It is also a product of lipid peroxidation (LPO) reactions and is present in cigarette smoke. Acrolein is known to cause oxidative stress and inflammatory nerve tissue damage.

Is taste and smell impairment irreversible in COVID-19 patients?

Objective: It is known that the COVID-19 disease, which has affected the whole world, causes symptoms, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, muscle pain, fatigue, diarrhea, headache and sore throat, in addition to various clinical findings, such as loss of smell and taste. In this study, we aimed to reveal the loss of sense of taste and smell in COVID-19 patients and to investigate whether these sensory losses are permanent in the healing process of the disease.

Method: This prospective study included 94 COVID-19 patients.

Is There a Relationship Between Epitaxis and Anatomical Variations?

Objective: The aim of our study is to introduce the relationship between epistaxis and anatomical variations and present the current treatment approach.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five patients (28 males and 17 females) that presented to otorhinolaryngology clinics at Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital with pre-diagnosed epistaxis between October 2018 and April 2019 were included in the study. Age, sex and structural causes and anatomical localization of epistaxis in patients were analysed.

Anatomical and Functional Results of Medial and Lateral Surface of Temporal Muscle Fascia in Type 1 Tympanoplasties.

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a difference in the anatomical success of the graft and the functional gain of hearing as a result of the medial or lateral surface application of the temporalis muscle fascia graft.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-three patients who underwent tympanoplasty (myringoplasty) type 1 surgery due to tympanic membrane perforation between December 2017 and December 2019 were included in this study. The gender and age of the patients during this study were determined.

Sectoral Ciliary Body Agenesis Complicated with Cataract Formation Diagnosed by Ultrasound Biomicroscopy.

We aimed to present a novel case of sectoral ciliary body agenesis and complicated cataract as an embryogenic defect of eye development diagnosed by ultrasound biomicroscopy. A 20-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of visual impairment in his left eye since childhood. Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed pigment precipitation and focal lens opacities extending from the temporal quadrant through the posterior lens capsule, blocking the central optical axis.

Evaluation of heart rate variability and night-time blood pressure measurements in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the role of the autonomic nervous system in the etiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) by measuring heart rate variability (HRV) and night-time blood pressure levels.

Patients And Methods: A total of 58 patients, 31 ISSHL patients (group 1) and 27 healthy volunteers (control group; group 2), were included in this study. Clinical and ambulatory blood pressure measurements and Holter electrocardiography were performed in both groups.

Determination of correlation among heart rate variability, left atrium global strain, and nighttime blood pressure among patients with tinnitus.

Background: We aimed to examine the correlation among nighttime blood pressure, heart rate variability, and left atrium peak systolic global longitudinal strain among patients with subjective tinnitus.

Material And Methods: Eighty patients with tinnitus were assigned to Group 1 and 80 healthy individuals were assigned to Group 2. Clinical blood pressure measurements, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and Holter electrocardiography monitoring were performed.

Quantitative ultrasound biomicroscopy study of biometry of the lens and anterior chamber.

Purpose: To quantify the changes induced by cataract extraction (CE) in angle recess area (ARA), angle opening distance at 250 and 500 µm (AOD250, AOD500), and aqueous depth (AQD) in comparison with axial lens thickness (LT) and to reveal effects of LT and lens position (LP) on angle parameters and AQD using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM).

Methods: Thirty-five eyes of 35 patients (22 male; mean age 69.5 ± 7.

Selective laser trabeculoplasty induced changes in the thickness of ciliary body and iris evaluated by ultrasound biomicroscopy.

Background: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is widely used for the treatment of glaucoma. The main target tissue of this treatment modality is trabecular meshwork. We aimed to detect the SLT-induced changes in the thickness of ciliary body (CBT) and iris (IT), quantitatively.