This study aims to evaluate the effects of voice rehabilitation with indwelling voice prosthesis on quality of life, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and sexual functions in laryngectomy patients. Provox-1 was applied to 30 patients who underwent total laryngectomy by opening a tracheoesophageal fistula. WHO Quality of Life-BREF, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Arizona Sexual Experience Scale forms were asked to be filled out by the patients before voice prosthesis application. These tests were asked to be filled out again 3 months later after the voice prosthesis application. Paired samples and Wilcoxon tests were used to compare before and after operation values. Indwelling voice prosthesis was found to improve quality of life, self-esteem, and sexual function (p < 0.05). Additionally, symptoms of depression and anxiety were regressed (p < 0.05). Indwelling voice prosthesis was found to especially increase the quality of life and decrease depression (p < 0.05). This study is an uncontrolled single-arm study comparing patients' psychosocial statuses pre- and post-voice prosthesis.
The subperiosteal technique can be safely and effectively used in cochlear implantation. Not only are there no intracranial complications and no migration of IRS was observed but also the mean operation time is reduced up to 30% and none of the patients have reported difficulty with fixing of the external device.
In experienced hands, TPRA is a novel, reliable, and useful method for the treatment of recurrent antrochoanal polyps. It ensures good exploration of the maxillary antrum and easy access to the polyp origin on the maxillary wall without the need of additional approaches.
The pneumonia cases occurred in Wuhan province of China in late December 2019 affected the whole world, and it was soon declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. It was understood that a new type of coronavirus (2019-nCoV), called COVID-19, was caused by the symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The incubation period of the pathogen transmitted by the droplets of infected patients varies between 2 and 14 days. Although the disease has a lower mortality than previous severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks, it has threatened all humanity with a serious need for intensive care and increased death reports. In particular, those with comorbidities, children, elderly, and healthcare professionals are at a great risk. The precautions have not been able to fully control the virus, since no specific treatment or vaccine has been found yet. In this review, we discuss the virology, epidemiology, clinic, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in the light of literature data.
This study shows that the tailed Palva incision facilitates easy insertion of the implant and, by creating a one-way obscured pocket, this technique also enhances stabilisation of the receiver-stimulator, thereby avoiding anterior migration.
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