Purpose: The prevalence of sensory disorders (smell and/or taste) in affected patients has shown a high variability 5% to 98% during the COVID-19 outbreak, depending on methodology, country, and study. Loss smell taste occurring cases are now recognized by international scientific community as being among main symptoms disease. This study investigates loss outpatients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed infection. Methods: Enrolled were positive PCR test for COVID-19. Excluded chronic...

ABSTRACT Objective In otology, a wide variety of devices are used that have significant noise output, both operated ear and the patient. We aimed to determine hearing damages due drill-generated acoustic trauma in surgery. want find how degree is responsible from sensorineural loss Materials methods designed retrospective study about 100 patients who underwent radical or modiphied mastoidectomy tympanoplasty. The audiometric testing was done pre postoperatively detect any immediate...

This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between smoking and otorhinolaryngological symptoms in smokers, non-smokers ex-smokers.Between March 01st, 2014 31st, 2014, a total of 1,840 patients (823 males, 1,017 females) over 25 years age who were admitted ear nose, throat (ENT) outpatient clinic included study. The at least 10 cigarettes daily for five smokers group (n=514). did not smoke one year following ex-smokers (n=268). never smoked (n=1,058). A form containing all ENT...

Carotid body paragangliomas (CBP) are rare neoplasms arising from the small chemoreceptor organ in adventitia of common carotid bifurcation. The aim this study is to present diagnostic process, performed treatment and obtained results patients with Department Otolaryngology Istanbul Education Research Hospital between March 1997 November 2008. Retrospective analysis was carried out, based on medical documentation 5 (3 women 2 men), age range 44 68 years a mean 59.6 years. Four were diagnosed...

In this article, we report a 33-year-old female patient with lesions of bilateral external auditory canals who was treated using fiber CO2 laser without canaloplasty. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis irritated type seborrheic keratosis, which is rare in canal. Twelve months after treatment, showed no signs recurrence.

Dieffenbachia is a common domestic plant. Oral contact with the plant generally causes slight effects, but when chewed it may result in painful oropharyngeal edema. Even though mechanism through which this toxicity not known, calcium oxalate crystals (rhaphides) and protease idioblast of are considered to be causes. Our aim was show lethal effects named Dieffenbachia. A 70-year-old male patient applied our clinic aphasia, dysphagia, sialorrhea, wounds on lips tongue, swelling face. There...

The aim of this study is to compare objectively advantages and disadvantages cold technique tonsillectomy thermal welding at the same case. A total 100 patients, 53 patients younger than 12 years age 47 elder age, were included in study. Tonsillectomy was performed by using on right side palatine tonsils left side. Right sides compared regarding perioperative bleeding, surgical dissection time, postoperative pain scale 1 st 7 th day bleeding parameters. Perioperative found be higher...

Septoplasty is a commonly used procedure for correcting septal cartilage deformities. Hemorrhage, abscesses, scaling, adhesions, and scar tissue are often seen after the operation of septoplasty, but temporary or permanent visual loss due to local anesthetic use has been reported very rarely in literature. The authors also aimed present female patient with retinal artery spasm right eye septoplasty this article. A 27-year-old was admitted authors' clinic long-standing nasal obstruction...

The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes postlingual postmeningitic patients who received an auditory brainstem implant (ABI).Retrospective analysis performed on with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss underwent ABI between the years 2007 and 2014 METHODS: All were postlingually deaf due cochlear ossification as a consequence bacterial meningitis. MED-EL or Neurelec ABI. operated at different hospitals by same primary surgeon. tested using Ling 5 sound detection, field...

Aneurysms of the extracranial portion carotid artery are extremely rare. Internal aneurysm is an uncommon cause tonsillary asymmetry. Although internal aneurysms usually remain asymptomatic, clinical manifestation requires tonsillar enlargement. Asymmetry as a sole determining factor for tonsillectomy may lead to unnecessary operations. We report patient with giant presenting asymmetry that might be mistaken neoplasia. When faced asymmetry, otolaryngologist must keep in mind.

Abstract Objective: This study compared the results of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage and cytology in men with without a moustache. Methods: The group comprised 118 adult moustache, control consisted 123 Samples were taken from participants' right cavity for left microbiology. Results: S positive 19.5 per cent ( n = 23) participants moustache 20.3 25) difference was not significant p > 0.05). However, revealed rich eosinophil clusters Conclusion: presence or absence had no effect on...

Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants are rare lesions which encountered at the lateral neck. The always present birth, and located in middle or lower third of neck with a significant prevalence location anterior to sternocleidomastoid muscle. overlying skin is similar surrounding lesion painless, lacking any inflammation discharge. Simpe surgical excision all that required for treatment. We herein report case patient unilateral condrocutaneous remnant.

This study aims to investigate the efficacy of trimetazidine, betahistine and ginkgo biloba extract in treatment tinnitus.Complete clinical data 90 patients (48 males, 42 females; mean age 52.3±15.1 years; range 20 61 years) who received betahistine, trimetazidine for three months were retrospectively analyzed. The divided into groups including 30 each group according treatments received. Pre-treatment post-treatment scores tinnitus disability questionnaire compared statistically.There was...