The main aim of our study is to evaluate whether the effect of smoking on the auditory system shows gender differences. Another aim is to evaluate whether smoking has any influence on the absorbance of sound. There were ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of intratympanic steroid injection combined with systemic steroid treatment in Bell's palsy. Methods: The patients treated for Bell's palsy between December ...

Objective:Peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) as a portable method of monitoring sleep quality is a relatively recent innovation. The aim was to compare the results of PAT and polysomnography (PSG) and to evaluate the role ...

Partial or rarely complete ossification or calcification of the outer ear is called the petrified auricle. Althoug the exact etiology is unknown; trauma, hypothermia, infection and various metabolic disorders could be the ...

Objective: Controlled hypotension is commonly induced during functional endoscopic sinus surgery to limit mucosal bleeding. This may be detrimental to elderly patients and patients with arterial stenosis. The aim of this ...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between vertical facial development and angular and linear measurements of the face. Methods: Pretreatment cephalometric radiographs of subjects ...

Objectives: the use of endoscopic techniques is becoming more widespread in otological and neuro-otological surgery. One such procedure, endoscopic tympanoplasty, is used in chronic otitis media treatment. This study aimed ...

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of wideband acoustic absorbance testing in otitis media with effusion. Methods: This prospective study compared middle-ear wideband acoustic absorbance rates ...

Schwannomas are benign neurogenic tumors that arise from the perineural Schwann cells of nerve sheaths. They are extremely rare and usually present as solitary, encapsulated lesions. We report a rare case of schwannoma on ...

Conclusion: the results support that chronic electromagnetic field exposure may cause damage by leading to neuronal degeneration of the auditory system. Objectives: Numerous researches have been done about the risks of ...