Based on our results, platelet rich plasma administration to the olfactory region could be a promising, last chance therapy for complete anosmia.

Background: M eni ere's disease is characterised by episodic rotational vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and vegetative symptoms. Objectives: The aim of our study is to follow-up the effects of the intratympanic steroid treatment of hearing loss in MD. Material and methods: A group of 105 clinically diagnosed MD patients were enrolled in this investigation. Long-term follow-up was carried out, and pure tone speech audiometry results of the subjects before and after application of steroid were contrasted. Statistical analysis was carried out using the IBM SPSS V24 software. Results: Based on the audiograms in this population, all stages of hearing loss were presented (from slight to profound). In most of the cases (68.6%), after intratympanic dexamethasone treatment, stagnation in the hearing profile was achieved. Moreover, there was a smaller group demonstrating hearing improvement after the treatment (12.4%). According to logistic regression [p ¼ .001; Odds ratio: 2.75 (95% CI 1.068-4.442,)], there was a strong correlation between hearing improvement and dexamethasone treatment (all patients were treated with intratympanic dexamethasone, while improvement without steroid treatment could never be attained). Conclusions and significance: Intratympanically administered dexamethasone is a potent agent to prevent the progression of hearing loss in MD.

Purpose To contrast the quality of life (QoL) impairment and depression scores of patients suffering from different vestibular disorders. Methods 301 patients were examined due to vertiginous complaints at the Neurotology Centre of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Semmelweis University. These patients completed the Hungarian version of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised questionnaires. Results According to neurotological examination, the distribution of the different diagnoses was as follows: Menière’s disease (n = 101), central vestibular disorders (n = 67), BPPV (n = 47), vestibular neuritis (n = 39), other unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy (n = 18), PPPD (Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness) (n = 16), vestibular migraine (n = 8), and vestibular Schwannoma (n = 5). The results of the DHI questionnaire have indicated worsened QoL in 86.4%, out of which 33.6% was defined as severe. The Beck scale has shown depressive symptoms in 42.3% of the cases, with severe symptoms in 6.3%. Significantly higher total DHI and Beck scale results were observed in patients with central vestibular disorders, vestibular migraine, PPPD and peripheral vestibulopathy, contrasted to the results of the other four diagnosis groups. The onset of the symptoms did not significantly affect the severity of QoL worsening and depression symptoms. Conclusion In this study, the QoL of vertiginous patients was worse in general, with the occurrence of depression symptoms. A difference was observed in the case of the values of patients with different vestibular disorders, indicating the importance of different factors, e.g., central vestibular compensation, behavioural strategies and psychological factors.

Ultrasound-computer-craniocorpography is a useful method in the examination of the balance system disorders. The differential diagnostic value is not sufficient alone, we needs other investigations for the topical diagnosis of the vestibular system.

Bevezetés: A szédülékenység népegészségügyi jelentőségét az adja, hogy a szédüléssel orvoshoz forduló betegek száma nagy. Az egyensúlyrendszeri betegségek kezelésében nagy jelentősége van a fejlesztésnek, a tréningnek. Célkitűzés: Egy olyan egyszerű gyakorlatsor kialakítása volt a célunk, mely hozzátartozó felügyelete mellett végezhe-tő, és eredményessége számszerűen értékelhető. Módszer: A betegek kórházi kezelésük alatt keringésjavító infúziós kezelést kaptak, és egyensúlyi tréninget végeztek. Az eredmények ellenőrzéséhez Jacobson és Newman kérdőívének magyarra fordított változatát alkalmaztuk. Az objektív javulás megítéléséhez ultrahangos számítógépes kraniokorpográfiás méréseket alkalmaztunk. A statisztikai analízis során ANOVA-és Kruskal-Wallis-tesztet, a többszörös összehasonlításhoz Dunn-féle "post" metódust használ-tunk (szignifikanciaszint: p<0,05). Eredmények: A kórházi kezelés során a tréningcsoportban a betegek által elért átlagos tréningpontszámok javultak. A nyolcnapos tréning alatt a betegek átlagosan napról napra magasabb pontszámot értek el, tehát az egyensúlyrend-szert edző feladatok megoldásában a képességeik javultak. A tréningprogram hatékonyságának ellenőrzésére alkalmazott kérdőív eredménye egyértelmű javulást mutatott. Következtetések: A keringésjavító kezeléssel egy időben végzett asszisztált egyensúlyi tréning szignifikánsan csökken-tette a tüneteket, javította az életminőséget. Bár az egyensúlyzavar nem gyógyult meg, a betegek állapotában mégis egyértelmű javulás mutatkozott. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(12): 470-477. Kulcsszavak: életminőség, rehabilitáció, szédülés, vertigo Efficacy of assisted balance training in chronic vestibular vertigoIntroduction: Physicians are found to have a great and increasing amount of patients suffering of vertigo in their everyday practice. For the treatment of the balance disorders, a vestibular training was introduced which played an influential role based on our study. Aim: Our aim was to create an easy and comprehensible training program which can be performed even with a family member. Methods: Our clinical treatment consists of intravenous vasoactive medicine administration, combined with vestibular training. For the investigation of the improvement we used the Jacobson and Newman questionnaire, and ultrasound-computer-craniocorpography. The statistical evaluation was based on ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn's post method (p<0.05). Results: After the combined clinical treatment, the patients' average training results showed improvement. Following the eight-day training, the patients scored higher results from day to day due to the improvement of their abilities while doing the different tasks. Moreover, the questionnaire results also showed the improvement of their status. Conclusions: By improving the brain stem circulation, combined with an assisting training program, there is a significant decrease in the complaints and an overall improvement in the quality of life, even though the imbalance cannot be cured.