Hearing and balance functions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Background: Systemic luus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease, characterized by multiple organ involvement, which is seen more often in young females.

Objectives: To evaluate the hearing and balance functions in SLE patients.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four SLE patients, 24 healthy controls underwent pure tone audiometry (0.

An Evaluation of the Vestibular System in Individuals Aged 40-65 Years with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Objectives: Vestibular dysfunction occasionally accompanies sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) due to anatomical proximity of cochlea and vestibule. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the vestibular system objectively and subjectively in 40-to 65-year-old individuals with and without SNHL.

Methods: This study included participants of both sexes, between the ages of 40 and 65 years old.

Audiological and Vestibular Measurements in Chronic Renal Failure Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment.

Background: The aim was to evaluate the changes in the audiovestibular system in adult patients with the diagnosis of chronic renal failure who were treated with hemodialysis.

Methods: Thirty-five patients diagnosed with chronic renal failure and receiving hemodialysis treatment 3 days a week and 35 healthy individuals were tested with pure tone audiometry, video head impulse test, and post-head shake nystagmus test. Dizziness Handicap Inventory was applied to all participants.

Effects of Combined Visible and Infrared Light Rhinophototherapy in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis.

Background: Intranasal phototherapy offers an alternative treatment method for patients with allergic rhinitis who cannot benefit from intranasal corticosteroids and oral antihistamines. Different wavelengths have been tried with promising results.

Objective: In this present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of visible light-infrared light phototherapy on clinical improvements together with its cytologic effects in patients with allergic rhinitis.

The Effect of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis on Middle Ear Resonance Frequency.

Background: The effect of postmenopausal osteoporosis on the middle ear mechano-acoustic system is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate whether or not middle ear resonance frequency is affected in females with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Methods: The study included postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years, separated into 2 groups as females with postmenopausal osteoporosis and healthy postmenopausal females (control group).

Does the Efferent Auditory System Have a Role in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities?

Objective: This study aimed to compare the baseline transient otoacoustic emission (t-OAE) amplitudes and medial olivo-cochlear (MOC) efferent activity in children with specific learning disability (SLD) and children with normal development.

Methods: The study was conducted in two groups. The patient group included 30 children aged 6 to 10 years and diagnosed with SLD, and the control group included 30 children in the same age range without SLD.

The differences in the expression of fractalkine and its receptor in conditions of tonsillar hypertrophy and chronic tonsillitis.

Objective: Fractalkine, member of chemokine family, is involved in many inflammatory processes in the human body. The aim of this study is to compare expression levels of fractalkine ligand and its receptor in chronic tonsillitis and hypertrophic tonsil samples.

Methods: The study was conducted at Baskent University Departments of Otorhinolaryngology and Medical Genetics.

Better knowledge and regular vaccination practices correlate well with higher seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in people at risk: Promising survey results from a university outpatient clinic.

Background: The knowledge, beliefs, opinions, and attitudes of patients and their relatives regarding seasonal influenza vaccination were evaluated.

Methods: This descriptive study was undertaken in the outpatient clinics of Baskent University Hospital. There were 566 responders who completed a self-administered questionnaire.

Submandibular Gland Surgery: Our Clinical Experience.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the demographic findings and surgical results of patients who underwent submandibular gland excision at a tertiary care center.

Methods: The clinical characteristics and histopathological results of 45 patients who had undergone submandibular gland excision between 1997 and 2014 were evaluated in detail.

Results: Twenty-eight (62.

[İdiopathic spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage].

Since the advent of antibiotics, major spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage is extremely rare. The majority of the spontaneous tonsillar hemorrhage events is associated with acute or chronic tonsillitis, coagulopathies, or tonsillar cancer. A 36-year-old female patient was admitted to the otolaryngology department with the complaint of tonsillar hemorrhage.

[Castleman's disease in a patient with recurrent reactive lymphadenopathy].

Castleman's disease is an uncommon benign disorder associated with progressive lymph node enlargement. It most commonly involves the mediastinum and involvement of the neck accounts for 6%. A 28-year-old male presented with a progressively enlarging left-sided neck mass.