Ayşe İriz

Vestibular Functions Were Found to Be Impaired in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and balance disorders are common chronic diseases seen in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate vestibular functions in individuals with OSA.

Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness in patients with tympanosclerosis: Common risk factors with atherosclerosis?

We investigated the relationship between tympanosclerosis, known atherosclerotic risk factors, and the intima‐media thickness of bilateral carotid arteries using ultrasonography. A total of 122 patients admitted to our clinic with chronic otitis media between 2005 and 2010 were included in the study. The study group consisted of 61 patients with tympanosclerosis; the control group comprised 61 patients without tympanosclerosis. Internal carotid artery intima‐media thickness (CAIMT), total cholesterol, triglyceride, low‐ and high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, C‐reactive protein, and homocysteine levels were measured in all patients. Homocysteine, low‐density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in the study group were higher compared with those of the control group (p < 0.05). Right and left CAIMT was greater in the study group versus the control group (p ≤ 0.001). In conclusion, atherosclerosis and tympanosclerosis were associated with identical risk factors; in the tympanosclerosis group, CAIMT was increased significantly.

Obstrüktif uyku apne sendromu semptom ve bulguları ile obezite arasındaki ilişki

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medline Hospital, Ayd›n, Turkey Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdo¤an University, Rize, Turkey Clinical Research / Klinik Araflt›rma