Evaluation of the effects of Covid-19 on cochleovestibular system with audiovestibular tests.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on audiovestibular system with Transiently Evoked Distortion Otoacoustic Emissions (TOAE), Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE), video head impulse test (vHIT) and caloric test.

Methods: Audiovestibular findings of 24 patients with moderate/severe COVID-19 and 24 healthy controls were compared using pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, TOAE, DPOAE, caloric test, and vHIT.

Results: On audiometry, the pure tone averages of the COVID-19 patients were higher than the controls ( = .

Facial paralysis as the only symptom of COVID-19: A prospective study.

Purpose: Idiopathic facial palsy is called as Bell's palsy and reports showed that facial paralysis increased during COVID-19 pandemic period. There are many reports about the relationship between COVID-19 and facial paralysis but there is no prospective study. SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgM antibodies increase in COVID-19.

SARS-CoV-2 is not found in the sweat of COVID-19 positive patients.

Background: As the SARS-CoV-2 virus made a pandemic all over the world, its transmission routes became significant. Transmission from human to human is known, but other possible routes are not determined well.

Aims: This study aimed to reveal the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in sweat.

Objective evaluation of the nasal mucosal secretion in COVID-19 patients with anosmia.

Background: COVID-19 is a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The olfactory dysfunction linked to COVID-19 is not associated with rhinorrhea but there is no objective evaluation.

Aims: To evaluate nasal mucosal secretion objectively in COVID-19 patients with anosmia.

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in the Cerumen of COVID-19-Positive Patients.

Objective: To evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the cerumen of patients with COVID-19.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care pandemic hospital. Sixty COVID-19 patients with cerumen in their external auditory canals were included in the study.

Single-sided deafness after sudden hearıng loss: late effect on cochlear nerve size.

Purpose: Single-sided deafness (SSD) is a condition where an individual has non-functional hearing in one ear and receives no clinical benefit from amplification in that ear, with the contralateral ear possessing normal audiometric function. Cochlear implant presents a good choice in rehabilitation of SSD. The presence of a deficient cochlear nerve (CN) has been linked to poor performance with cochlear implants.

Investigation of Oxidative Stress in Antrochoanal Polyp Etiology.

Antrochoanal polyps (ACPs) are benign lesions of the paranasal sinuses. Similarities between ACPs and nasal polyps have been previously investigated. However, oxidative stress has been implicated but not investigated in terms of the etiology of ACPs.

New wand coblation turbinator vs coblation radiofrequency.

Introduction: İnferior turbinate hypertrophy is a common reason of nasal obstruction. One of the most preferred surgical metod is radiofrequency tecnique. Coblation submucosal reduction turbinator (SCT);new surgical device; started to use recently.

Does Type of Pharyngeal Packing during Sinonasal Surgery Have an Effect on PONV and Throat Pain?

Objective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem that affects up to 30% of all surgical patients after general anaesthesia, which increases in sinonasal surgery due the very potent emetic effect of ingested blood that is swallowed during the procedures. Therefore, a hypo/oropharyngeal packing is commonly placed in an effort to prevent blood ingestion. The primary aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of 3 packing types in preventing PONV and to compare the results with patients who received no packing.