Introduction: Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) was measured to investigate the effect of mask use and type on oxygen saturation on cochlear function in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: Group 1 participants wore surgical masks; Group 2 participants wore N95 masks. Distortion product otoacoustic emission and oxygen saturation were measured in both groups before and after mask use. Results: Comparison of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values before and after surgical mask use in DPOAE measurements of group 1 revealed statistically significant difference in the right and left ears. Comparison of the SNR values in DPOAE measurements of group 2 before and after 8 hours of N95 mask use revealed statistically significant differences in the right ear at 988, 2963, 4444, and 8000 Hz and in the left ear at 8000 Hz. Conclusion: We found that prolonged mask use may affect the outer hair cells in the cochlea, causing deterioration in DPOAE values.
Purpose: In our study, it was aimed to research whether there is a relationship between headache and sinus volumes, by measuring sinus volumes from paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNSCT) radiological imaging of patients in the pediatric age group who applied with the complaint of headache and whose etiology could not be determined.Methods: A total of 81 patients, of which 53 pediatric patients who applied to the … Hospital Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic between 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2020 with complaints of headache and underwent PNSCT, and 28 pediatric patients who did not have complaints of headache and had current PNSCT were included in the study. Results: In our study, the mean age of Group I with headache was 13.7 ± 3.4 years and consisted of a total of 53 individuals, of which 35 were women (66%), and 18 were men (34%). The mean age of Group II, which is the control group, was 13.89 ± 3.1 years and consisted of 28 individuals, of which 8 were females (28.6%) and 20 were males (71.4%). The sinus Group 1’s and Group 2’s volumes of were compared, and it was found that the sinus volumes in Group 1 were lower than in Group 2. Conclusion: Our study shows that small paranasal sinus volumes may be involved in the etiology of headache, and no other study has been found in the literature showing this etiology in the pediatric age group.
Objective: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a pathology in which the nasal mucosa becomes inflamed by hypersensitivity to pollen, dust, spores, and is often accompanied by symptoms such as sneezing, nasal itching, nasal congestion and runny nose. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19, is a type of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. SARS-CoV-2 is now known as a highly contagious virus. Our aim in this study was to determine the possibility of COVID-19 infection in patients with allergic rhinitis and its relationship with smoking. Material and Methods:This study covers the period between October 2020 and January 2021, and 100 adult patients who were followed up in our clinic with the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis for at least five years and used nasal steroids.Results: Of the patients, 52 (51%) were male and 48 (49%) were female. The mean age was 37.04 ± 8.79. While 40 (40%) of the patients were smokers, 60 (60%) were non-smokers. COVID-19 positivity was detected in 9% of the patients. The frequency of COVID-19 infection in smokers was significantly lower than in non-smokers (p< 0.01). There was no significant difference in terms of COVID-19 positivity by gender (p= 0.305). The frequency of COVID-19 positivity was found to be significantly higher in patients with first-degree relatives infected with COVID-19 (p= 0.009). There was no difference in the frequency of COVID-19 infection in patients with and without COVID-19 positivity in the working environment (p= 0.597). Conclusion:The COVID-19 pandemic threatens health worldwide. AR is a common disease in society. In our study, although the frequency of COVID-19 increased in AR patients with a first-degree relative with COVID-19 positivity, positivity in coworkers did not increase the frequency of COVID-19. Also, interestingly, COVID-19 infection was less common in smokers with AR.
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