Abstract Purpose The type of allergy and other diagnostic procedures were analyzed in a group of elderly seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) patients and were compared with young SAR people and…
Abstract Objective Patient and equipment safety has become increasingly scrutinized in today’s medical care. Routine otolaryngologic evaluation often involves suctioning with Frazier-type suction devices in the ear canal for improved…
Abstract Objective A prospective randomized unblinded controlled trial was conducted by comparing acellular dermis with temporalis fascia as graft materials in tympanoplasty (type 1) in terms of operative time, postoperative…
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of combined therapy with steroid, carbogen inhalation, and lipoprostaglandin E 1 (lipo-PGE 1 ) treatment and compare the…
Abstract Rhabdomyomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors with skeletal muscle differentiation. They are less commonly encountered than are their malignant counterparts, rhabdomyosarcomas. Rhabdomyomas fall into 2 general categories: cardiac and…
We went through the comments made in the letter to the editor section regarding our article “Difficulty in shaving: a rare complication after total laryngectomy” published in the month of…
We read with great interest the article by Aroor et al regarding cough while shaving after total laryngectomy. We have our own reservations regarding the diagnosis. We believe that the patient’s…
This letter is in response to a letter to the editor written by Mehmet and Tulay Habesoglu regarding the article “unilateral nasal polyposis: clinical presentation and pathology,” Am J Otolaryngol…
We have read with great interest the article by Dr Shawn et al entitled “Unilateral nasal polyposis: clinical presentation and pathology” in the American Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Medicine…
Abstract Purpose The purpose of the study was to compare the speech recognition capacity between listeners with and without acoustic reflex using different types of noises and intensities. Materials and…
