• Olfactory nomenclature: An orchestrated effort to clarify terms and definitions of dysosmia, anosmia, hyposmia, normosmia, hyperosmia, olfactory intolerance, parosmia, and phantosmia/olfactory hallucination 

  Hernandez, Anna Kristina; Landis, Basile; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Fjaeldstad, Alexander Wieck; Gane, Simon; Holbrook, Eric H.; Huart, Caroline; Konstantinidis, Iordanis; Lechner, Matt; Macchi, Alberto; Mazal, Patricia Portillo; Miwa, Takaki; Philpott, Carl M.; Pinto, Jayant M.; Poletti, Sophia C.; Vodicka, Jan; Welge-Luessen, Antje; Whitcroft, Katherine L.; Hummel, Thomas (Karger Publishers, 2023)

  Abstract Background: Definitions are essential for effective communication and discourse, particularly in science. They allow the shared understanding of a thought or idea, generalization of knowledge, and comparison ...

• Comparison of video head ımpulse test results of pediatric patients with dizziness with healthy volunteers 

  Yılmaz, Eren; Yağcı, İbrahim; Kesimli, Mustafa Caner; Altundağ, Aytuğ (İstanbul Üniversitesi, 2023)

  Abstract Objective: The Video Head Impulse Test (V-HIT) is a non-invasive diagnostic test that evaluates the functions of the semicircular canals separately. This test records eye movements in response to head movements, ...

• The value of preoperative inflammatory markers in patients through total laryngectomy for advanced stage larynx carcinoma 

  Çelebi, Mehmet; Mehel, Dursun Mehmet; Van, Semih; Ci̇han, Seda Nur; Özdemir, Doğukan; Özgür, Abdülkadir (Elsevier, 2023)

  Abstract The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference between neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet and RDW (red cell distribution width) counts and NLR (neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio) and PLR (platelet/lymphocyte ratio) ...

• Comparative survival function in patients with positive surgical margins following laryngectomy 

  Özkul, Yılmaz; Ciğer, Ejder; Balcı, Mustafa Koray; Kılavuz, Ahmet Erdem; Bayrak, Feda; Songu, Murat; İslek, Akif (Springer, 2023)

  Abstract Aims: This study aims to make a comparative analysis of disease-free survival (DFS) and overall disease-specific survival (OS) in patients with laryngeal carcinoma. Materials and methods: The study was designed ...

• Endoscopic endonasal approach to a giant dentigerous cyst 

  Yılmaz, Eren; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Karamik, Pelin; Yıldırım, Düzgün; Behzatoğlu, Kemal (İstanbul Üniversitesi, 2022)

  Öz Dentigerous cysts constitute 20% of all odontogenic cysts and are often located in the mandible and maxilla. They are often seen at young ages and in men. Patients are usually asymptomatic, and the diagnosis is established ...

• Are elderly people exhibiting greater sensitivity to the nature of communication due to sneezing and nasal discharge? 

  Cingi, Can Cemal; Altın, Fatma Betül (Verduci Editore, 2022)

  Abstract. – OBJECTIVE: Communication with elderly has always presented specific challenges which do not affect other groups. The aim of the study was to investigate how elderly patients perceive communication with doctors ...

• Olfactory dysfunction is more severe in wildtype SARS-CoV-2 infection than in the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) 

  Klimek, Ludger; Hagemann, Jan; Hummel, Thomas; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Hintschich, Constantin; Stielow, Sabine; Bousquet, Jean (World Allergy Organization, 2022)

  Olfactory dysfunction is common in COVID-19, and sudden-onset dysosmia is an early marker for wild-type SARS-CoV-2 infection. Over 10 000 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 have been registered, with variants of concern (VOC) under ...

• Olfactory cleft width and volumes in patients with COVID-19 anosmia 

  Tekcan Şanlı, Deniz Esin; Şanlı, Ahmet Necati; Kandemirli, Sedat Giray; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Yıldırım, Düzgün (Karger Publishers, 2022)

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• Parosmia and phantosmia: Managing quality disorders 

  Altundağ, Aytuğ (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023)

  Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to summarize the current knowledge on parosmia and phantosmia and introduce support and treatment algorithms for the two qualitative olfactory disorders. Recent Findings ...

• International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction 

  Patel, Zara M.; Holbrook, Eric H.; Turner, Justin H.; Adappa, Nithin D.; Albers, Mark W.; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Appenzeller, Simone; Costanzo, Richard M.; Croy, Ilona; Davis, Greg E.; Dehgani-Mobaraki, Puya; Doty, Richard L.; Duffy, Valerie B.; Goldstein, Bradley J.; Gudis, David A.; Haehner, Antje; Higgins, Thomas S.; Hopkins, Claire; Huart, Caroline; Hummel, Thomas; Jitaroon, Kawinyarat; Kern, Robert C.; Khanwalkar, Ashoke R.; Kobayashi, Masayoshi; Kondo, Kenji; Lane, Andrew P.; Lechner, Matt; Leopold, Donald A.; Levy, Joshua M.; Marmura, Michael J.; Mclelland, Lisha; Miwa, Takaki; Moberg, Paul J.; Mueller, Christian A.; Nigwekar, Sagar U.; O’Brien, Erin K.; Paunescu, Teodor G.; Pellegrino, Robert; Philpott, Carl M.; Pinto, Jayant M.; Reiter, Evan R.; Roalf, David R.; Rowan, Nicholas R.; Schlosser, Rodney J.; Schwob, James; Seiden, Allen M.; Smith, Timothy L.; Soler, Zachary M.; Sowerby, Leigh; Tan, Bruce K.; Thamboo, Andrew; Wrobel, Bozena; Yan, Carol H. (Wiley, 2022)

  Background: The literature regarding clinical olfaction, olfactory loss, and olfactory dysfunction has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, with an exponential rise in the past year. There is substantial variability ...

• The critical period for development of secondary restenosis following post-intubation tracheal stenosis surgery 

  Özkul, Yılmaz; Songu, Murat; Bayrak, Asuman Feda; İşlek, Akif (Taylor & Francis, 2022)

  Abstract Background: Determining a predictable duration to restenosis very essential for reducing mortality and morbidity for tracheal stenosis surgery. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the critical periods ...

• Modified olfactory training Is an effective treatment method for COVID-19 induced parosmia 

  Altundağ, Aytuğ; Yılmaz, Eren; Kesimli, Mustafa Caner (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 07.2022)

  Objectives: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) İnfection Often Causes Olfactory Dysfunction And Parosmia May Occur İn Some Patients With Olfactory Dysfunction. In This Study, We Retrospectively İnvestigated The Effectiveness ...

• Relationship between disease severity and serum IL-6 levels in COVID-19 anosmia 

  Şanlı, Deniz Esin Tekcan; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Kandemirli, Sedat Giray; Yıldırım, Düzgün; Şanlı, Ahmet Necati; Saatçi, Özlem; Kirişoğlu, Ceyda Erel; Dikensoy, Öner; Murrja, Edvin; Yeşil, Atakan; Baştan, Serdar; Karşıdağ, Tamer; Akıncı, İbrahim Özkan; Özkök, Sezen; Yılmaz, Eren; Tüzüner, Filiz; Kilercik, Meltem; Ljama, Taner (Elsevier, 2021)

  Abstract Background: An association between IL-6 levels and cytokine storm syndrome in COVID-19 patients has been suggested. Cases with higher IL-6 levels have more rapid progression and a higher complication rate. On the ...

• Factors associated with relevant olfactory recovery after olfactory training: A retrospective study including 601 participants 

  Liu, David T.; Pellegrino, Robert; Sabha, Maha; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Damm, Michael; Poletti, Sophia C.; Croy, Ilona; Hähner, Antje; Oleszkiewicz, Anna; Mandy, Cuevas; Hummel, Thomas (International Rhinologic Society, 2021)

  Abstract Background: Olfactory training (OT) represents a therapeutic option for multiple etiologies of olfactory dysfunction (OD) that also benefits normosmic subjects. In this retrospective study, we report the effectiveness ...

• Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms 

  Gerkin, Richard C.; Ohla, Kathrin; Veldhuizen, Maria G.; Joseph, Paule V.; Kelly, Christine E.; Bakke, Alyssa J.; Steele, Kimberley E.; Farruggia, Michael C.; Pellegrino, Robert; Pepino, Marta Y.; Bouysset, Cédric; Soler, Graciela M. (Oxford University Press, 2021)

  Abstract In a preregistered, cross-sectional study, we investigated whether olfactory loss is a reliable predictor of COVID-19 using a crowdsourced questionnaire in 23 languages to assess symptoms in individuals self-reporting ...

• COVID-19: Recovery from chemosensory dysfunction. A multicentre study on smell and taste 

  Niklassen, Andreas Steenholt; Draf, Julia; Huart, Caroline; Hintschich, Constantin; Bocksberger, Simone; Trecca, Eleonora Maria Consiglia; Klimek, Ludger; Le Bon, Serge D.; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Hummel, Thomas (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021)

  Objective/Hypothesis: With the COVID-19 pandemic, chemosensory dysfunction are among the most prevalent symptoms. Most reports are subjective evaluations, which have been suggested to be unreliable. The objective is to ...

• CFD simulations and analyses of asymptomatic and symptomatic nasal airway obstructions 

  Mataracı, Furkan; Karimov, Ulvi; Özdemir, I. Bedii; Yıldırım, Düzgün; Altındağ, Aytuğ (World Scientific, 2022)

  Abstract The numerical simulations of the flow in nasal airways were performed for two different clinical cases. The results comprised the distributions of scalars at five different sections and included contours of pressure, ...

• Age-related difculty in post-intubation tracheal stenosis reconstruction: A comparative analysis of CO2-laser, resection and anastomosis, and costal cartilage grafting techniques 

  Özkul, Yılmaz; Songu, Murat; Bayrak, Asuman Feda; İşlek, Akif (Springer, 12.2022)

  Background: Costal cartilage graft (CCG) sustains primary donor material for laryngotracheal reconstruction in patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS). But, the elasticity and viability of CCG decrease ...

• Hedonic perception of odors in children aged 5–8 years is similar across 18 countries: Preliminary data 

  Oleszkiewicz, Anna; Schriever, Valentin A.; Valder, Claudia; Agosin, Eduardo; Altundağ, Altuğ; Avni, Hadas; Van, Helene Cao; Cornejo, Carlos; Fishman, Gad; Guarneros, Marco; Gupta, Neelima; Kamel, Reda; Knaapila, Antti; Konstantinidis, Ioannis; Landis, Basile Nicolas; Larsson, Maria; Lundstrom, Johan N.; Macchi, Alberto; Marino-Sanchez, Franklin Santiago; Mori, Eri; Mullol, Joaquim; Parma, Valentina; Propst, Evan J.; Sandell, Mari A.; Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Vodicka, Jan; Hummel, Thomas; Gellrich, Janine (Elsevier, 06.2022)

  Objective: Olfactory preference emerges very early in life, and the sense of smell in children rapidly develops until the second decade of life. It is still unclear whether hedonic perception of odors is shared in children ...

• More than smell - COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell, taste, and chemesthesis 

  Parma, Valentina; Ohla, Kathrin; Veldhuizen, Maria G.; Niv, Masha Y.; Kelly, Christine E.; Bakke, Alyssa J.; Cooper, Keiland W.; Bouysset, Cedric; Pirastu, Nicola; Dibattista, Michele; Kaur, Rishemjit; Liuzza, Marco Tullio; Pepino, Marta Y.; Schöpf, Veronika; Pereda Loth, Veronica; Olsson, Shannon B.; Gerkin, Richard C.; Dominguez, Paloma Rohlfs; Albayay, Javier; Farruggia, Michael C.; Bhutani, Surabhi; Fjaeldstad, Alexander W.; Kumar, Ritesh; Menini, Anna; Bensafi, Moustafa; Sandell, Mari A.; Konstantinidis, Iordanis; Pizio, Antonella Di; Genovese, Federica; Öztürk, Lina; Thomas Danguin, Thierry; Frasnelli, Johannes; Boesveldt, Sanne; Saatçi, Özlem; Saraiva, Luis R.; Lin, Cailu; Golebiowski, Jérôme; Hwang, Liang Dar; Özdener, Mehmet Hakan; Guardia, Maria Dolors; Laudamiel, Christophe; Ritchie, Marina; Havlicek, Jan; Pierron, Denis; Roura, Eugeni; Navarro, Marta; Nolden, Alissa A.; Lim, Juyun; Whitcroft, Katherine L.; Colquitt, Lauren R.; Ferdenzi, Camille; Brindha, Evelyn V.; Altundağ, Aytuğ; Macchi, Alberto; Nunez Parra, Alexia; Patel, Zara M.; Fiorucci, Sébastien; Philpott, Carl M.; Smith, Barry C.; Lundström, Johan N.; Mucignat, Carla; Parker, Jane K.; Brink, Mirjam van den; Schmuker, Michael; Fischmeister, Florian; Heinbockel, Thomas; Shields, Vonnie D. C.; Faraji, Farhoud; Santamaría, Enrique; Fredborg, William E. A.; Morini, Gabriella; Olofsson, Jonas K.; Jalessi, Maryam; Karni, Noam; D’Errico, Anna; Alizadeh, Rafieh; Pellegrino, Robert; Meyer, Pablo; Huart, Caroline; Chen, Ben; Soler, Graciela M.; Alwashahi, Mohammed K.; Welge Lüessen, Antje; Freiherr, Jessica; Groot, Jasper H. B.; Klein, Hadar; Okamoto, Masako; Singh, Preet Bano; Hsieh, Julien W.; Reed, Danielle R.; Hummel, Thomas; Munger, Steven D.; Hayes, John E. (Oxford University Press, 09.2020)

  Recent anecdotal and scientific reports have provided evidence of a link between COVID-19 and chemosensory impairments, such as anosmia. However, these reports have downplayed or failed to distinguish potential effects on ...

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