Does 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Have Adverse Effect on Cochlear Functions?

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 3 Tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) noise on cochlear functions.

Methods: The distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) test was applied to patients who were scheduled to have 3T MRI in the tertiary care center. Patients who revealed emission amplitudes at all frequencies (1, 1.

Disparate impact pandemic framing decreases public concern for health consequences.

It is known that the new coronavirus (COVID-19) is disproportionately affecting the elderly, those with underlying medical conditions, and the poor. What is the effect of informing the public about these inequalities on people's perceptions of threat and their sensitivity to the outbreak's human toll? This study answers this question using a novel survey experiment and finds that emphasis on the unequal aspect of the pandemic, especially as it relates to the elderly and those with medical conditions, could be causing the public to become less concerned about the outbreak and its human toll. Discussion situates this finding in the literature on scientific communication and persuasion and explains why language that emphasizes the impact of the virus on all of us-rather than singling out certain groups-could be more effective in increasing caution among the general public and make them take the situation more seriously.

A rare cause of acute severe upper airway obstruction that required endotracheal intubation: adenoid hypertrophy.

Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the common causes of upper airway obstruction in children. It usually presents with sleep-related breathing disorders and associated findings generally occur around the age of 4 years. However, the development of acute upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy is extremely rare.

Effects of submucosal PRP injection on wound healing in endonasal surgeries: an experimental study.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of submucosal platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection on nasal mucosal wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery.

Methods: 24 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups. To mimic surgery, injury was created using 3-mm punch forceps on ventral turbinate mucosa for all groups.

Is there an association between the parameters of arterial stiffness and tinnitus?

Increasing arterial stiffness is associated with atherosclerosis and there is an association between atherosclerosis and tinnitus may occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between arterial stiffness and tinnitus using the central pulse-wave analysis method. This prospective, single center study included 98 participants, comprising 49 patients diagnosed with subjective idiopathic tinnitus (Group 1) and a control group of 49 healthy subjects (Group 2).

Right-Sided Complete Third Branchial Cleft Fistula.

Branchial cleft anomalies occur due to insufficient closure of cavities during embryogenesis. These anomalies consist of cysts, sinuses, and fistulas, with the rarest type being fistulas. A 29-year-old male presented at the authors' clinic with a right-sided complete third branchial cleft fistula.

Endoscopic Management of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula Caused by Clival Defect.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is that the fluid in subarachnoid space leaks into the nasal passage in any way as a transparent discharge. Cerebrospinal fluid fistulas generally develop as secondary to trauma. Only 3% of CSF fistulas develop spontaneously.

Evaluation of olfactory function in children with allergic rhinitis and nonallergic rhinitis.

Objectives: Allergic rhinitis (AR) occurs when the symptoms of rhinitis arise as a result of allergen-induced nasal mucosal inflammation. In the presence of rhinitis symptoms without infection or an allergic reaction in the nose, non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) is considered. Adults with these diseases have increased frequency of olfactory dysfunction.

Relationship between kidney volume and body indexes in the Turkish population determined using ultrasonography.

Objective: To estimate the kidney volume of the healthy Turkish population using ultrasound and to evaluate the relationship between kidney volume and body indexes.

Materials And Methods: Kidney ultrasound evaluation was performed on 152 patients (mean age: 42 ± 13.7 years).

Recurrent pulmonary embolism in an asthmatic patient who had interrupted inferior vena cava with azygous continuation.

A 45-year-old woman with a history of recurrent pulmonary embolism was admitted to the emergency clinic with dyspnea, wheezing and tachypnea. Partial deep vein thrombosis of the popliteal vein was seen on Doppler sonography. On the contrast-enhanced thorax computed tomography (CT) scan, a clot was detected in the right main pulmonary artery and its major descending branch.