Background and Objectives: In this study, we compared the outcomes of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss who underwent steroid treatment with or without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and were followed-up in our clinic.Subjects and Methods: Patients were divided into two groups according to their treatment regimen. Steroid group received intravenous 1 mg/kg methylprednisolone which was due to be completed in 2-3 weeks with decreasing doses, and five doses of 0.5 mL intratympanic dexamethasone. Steroid+HBO group received the same steroid treatment with the addition of HBO therapy. The audiologic results of both treatment groups were compared after considering the patients’ risk factors.Results: There was no significant difference between the steroid and Steroid+HBO groups in terms of hearing gain and degree of recovery, both at all degrees of hearing loss, and in severe and profound hearing loss. Hearing gain was similar when evaluated by audiogram type and admission time in both treatment groups.Conclusions: We found that the addition of HBO therapy to systemic plus intratympanic steroid treatment did not affect hearing gain at all degrees of hearing loss in this study. Furthermore, audiogram type and admission time did not affect hearing gain between the two groups.

The effect of Covid-19 infection on nasal mucociliary clearance (MCC) is unknown.The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between Covid-19 and nasal MCC in terms of smoking, Covid-1... 背景：Covid-19 感染对鼻黏膜纤毛清除率 (MCC) 的影响尚不清楚。目的：本研究的目的是调查 Covid-19 与鼻MCC 在吸烟、Covid-19 症状和治疗方面的关系。方法：本研究纳入36 名因 Covid-19 而在大流行病房住院的患者和 36 名因非鼻部症状到耳鼻喉科门诊就诊的志愿者（Covid-19检测阴性结）。两组均接受糖精测试以评估鼻部 MCC。结果：患者组与对照组在年...

Necessity of new and alternative treatments in traumatic facial nerve injury.In this experimental study, we aimed to evaluate the histopathologic and functional effects of methylprednisolone, hyper... 背景：外伤性面神经损伤需要新的替代疗法。目的：在这项实验性研究中, 我们旨在评估甲基泼尼松龙、高压氧和橙皮苷+地奥司明疗法对创伤性大鼠面神经再生的组织病理学和功能方面的作用。方法：面神经损伤后, 大鼠被分为5组, 每组8只： 第1组(阴性对照), 第2组(手术), 第3组(皮质类固醇), 第4组(高压氧), 第5组(橙皮苷+地奥司明)。在手术后一天及第一、第二和第三周评估大鼠的眨眼反射。 在...

Yutma insan yaşamının en temel ve hayati fonksiyonlarından biri olma özelliği gösterir. Sağlıklı bir kişide günde yüzlerce kez farkına varmaksızın gerçekleştirilen bu otomatikleşmiş süreç, altta yatan bir patoloji nedeniyle bozulduğunda, disfaji olarak adlandırılan yutma güçlüğü tablosu ortaya çıkar. Yutma güçlüğü yüksek morbidite ve mortalite nedeni olarak karşımıza çıkmasına rağmen klinisyenler tarafından yeterince dikkate alınmamaktadır. Sosyal ve psikolojik etkilerinin yanı sıra malnutrisyon, dehidratasyon, aspirasyona bağlı pnömoni gibi problemlere neden olabilir (1). Yutma güçlünün değerlendirilmesi ve rehabilitasyonu kulak burun boğaz hekimleri, nörologlar, gastroenterologlar, fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon hekimleri, dil ve konuşma terapistleri, fizyoterapistler, diyetisyenler ve hemşireleri içeren multidisipliner bir yaklaşım gerektirir. Bu bölümün amacı; yutma fonksiyonunun normal anatomik ve fizyolojik temellerinden başlayarak, disfajinin tanımı, epidemiyolojisi ve etyolojisini ele almak ve ardından güncel değerlendirme yöntemlerini detaylandırmak son olarak da rehabilitasyon süreçlerini kapsamlı ve akademik bir perspektifle sunmaktır.