[Allergic rhinitis: what is the patient's choice of drug based on? Russian study's results].

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease that significantly affects the quality of life (QOL) of the patients. Scientific researches that reveal the reasons for the uncontrolled course of AR and the low level of QoL in patients are rare.

Objective: Of this study was to establish how often patients with moderate AR seek medical care or prefer to choose a drug on their own in a pharmacy.

[On the problem of voice rehabilitation in the case of unilateral vocal fold paresis].

Background: Unilateral vocal fold paresis (UVFP) significantly deteriorates the patient's quality of life. The leading role in the rehabilitation of the patients presenting with UVFP belongs to stimulation therapy which consists in the activation of muscle re-innervation of the larynx and the compensatory mechanisms allowing to achieve the most complete closure of the vocal folds during phonation.

Aim: The objective of the present study was the optimization of the conservative treatment of patients with UVFP.

[Presbiphonia. Age-related changes in the acoustic voice characteristics].

The objective of the present study was the comparative analysis of acoustic parameters of the voice in the subjects of different age groups. The phonetographic analysis involved 85 relatively healthy subjects (40 men and 45 women) divided into two age-matched groups. Group 1 included mature adults at the age of 43-59 years (n=43), group 2 was comprised of the aged and elderly persons (60-85 years, n=42).

[The comparative study of the effectiveness and safety of various nasal packing techniques in the patients suffering nasal bleeding].

The objective of the present study was to improve the methods for mechanical nasal bleeding (NB) control. To this effect, the authors undertook a prospective comparative study of the effectiveness and safety of two mechanical techniques for nasal tamponade in the patients suffering from nasal bleeding. A total of 48 patients with NB and concomitant arterial hypertension were recruited for the study.