The Effect of Nystatin Solution on Otoacoustic Emissions in Rats.

Objective: In patients with a perforated tympanic membrane, topically administered medication reaches the middle ear and thus creates a risk of ototoxicity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible ototoxic effect of the antifungal medication nystatin when administered to the rat middle ear cavity.

Materials And Methods: Three groups (negative control, positive control, and study groups), each containing eight rats, were formed.

Effect of Septoplasty on Voice Quality: A Prospective-Controlled Trial.

Objectives: The purpose is to investigate effect of septoplasty and widened nasal patency on voice quality.

Methods: Fifty patients who undergone septoplasty were included in the study. Thirty-three people who had similar age and distribution were enrolled as control group.

Experimental autotransplantation and cryopreservation of the thyroid gland.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the functionality of autotransplanted thyroid tissues immediately or after cryopreservation in rabbits.

Methods: The study was completed with 12 rabbits randomized in 2 groups. Preoperative scintigraphies were performed for all subjects.

Comparison of effects on voice of diode laser and cold knife microlaryngology techniques for vocal fold polyps.

Aim: To compare the effects on voice of endolaryngeal microsurgery (EMS) with cold instruments and a new method, "diode laser," for vocal fold polyps.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-one patients with vocal fold polyps suffering from dysphonia who were treated in the Erciyes University Department of Otolaryngology were included in the study. Voice analysis was performed in a soundproof room, holding the microphone 15 cm away from the patients' mouth and by recording a sustained [a] vowel for at least 10 seconds.