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Olfactory functions in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: correlations with the severity of the disease

Aydin, Ersin; Tekeli, Hakan; Karabacak, Ercan; Altunay, Ilknur Kivanc; Aydin, Cigdem; Cerman, Asli Aksu; Altundag, Aytug; Salihoglu, Murat; Cayonu, Melih (SPRINGER, 2016)

It is well known that psoriasis is not only limited to skin, but a systemic autoimmune disease with various comorbidities. Olfactory dysfunction, one of as a common but lesser known symptom of patients with autoimmune ...

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Has Negative Effects on Taste and Smell Functions

Altundag, Aytug; Cayonu, Melih; Salihoglu, Murat; Yazici, Hasmet; Kurt, Onuralp; Yalcinkaya, Esin; Saglam, Omer (SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2016)

Objective We evaluated the halimetric, olfactory, and taste functions of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Study Design Prospective clinical study. Setting Multicenter tertiary care hospital. Methods Patients ...

Olfactory and Gustatory Functions after Anterior Palatoplasty in Patients with Primary Snoring

Saglam, Omer; Altundag, Aytug; Cayonu, Melih; Salihoglu, Murat; Azizli, Elad; Dursun, Engin; Cetin, Bilal (SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2016)

Objective In this study, we investigated the chemical senses (namely, olfaction), the 4 basic tastes, and umami taste in patients who underwent anterior palatoplasty (AP) for primary snoring. Study Design Prospective ...

Cross-culturally modified University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test for a Turkish population

Altundag, Aytug; Tekeli, Hakan; Salihoglu, Murat; Cayonu, Melih; Yasar, Halit; Kendirli, Mustafa T.; Saglam, Omer (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2015)

Background: The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is a well-developed and popular olfactory test, which has been validated in various populations. However, there was only one study in a Turkish ...

Modified olfactory training in patients with postinfectious olfactory loss

Altundag, Aytug; Cayonu, Melih; Kayabasoglu, Gurkan; Salihoglu, Murat; Tekeli, Hakan; Saglam, Omer; Hummel, Thomas (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015)

Objectives/HypothesisPatients with olfactory dysfunction benefit from repeated exposure to odors, so-called olfactory training (OT). This does not mean occasional smelling but the structured sniffing of a defined set of ...

Postoperative Changes in Olfactory Function After Transcanalicular Diode Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy

Yildirim, Yildiray; Salihoglu, Murat; Kar, Taner; Altundag, Aytug; Tekeli, Hakan; Kaya, Abdullah; Cayonu, Melih; Unal, Melih (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015)

Purpose: Transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy (TCL-DCR) is used much in recent years for the surgery of nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Although TCL-DCR is accepted to be minimally invasive, safe, and ...

A Study on Olfactory Dysfunction in Turkish Population with using Survey Method and Validated Olfactory Testing

Altundag, Aytug; Tekeli, Hakan; Salihoglu, Murat; Cayonu, Melih; Kendirli, Mustafa Tansel; Yasar, Halit; Ozturk, Ahmet (SPRINGER INDIA, 2015)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of olfactory dysfunction on quality of life (QOL), and to investigate olfactory dysfunction related self-reported clinical features in Turkish population. The participants ...

The Evaluation of Olfactory Function in Individuals With Chronic Halitosis

Altundag, Aytug; Cayonu, Melih; Kayabasoglu, Gurkan; Salihoglu, Murat; Tekeli, Hakan; Cayonu, Sibel; Akpinar, Meltem Esen; Hummel, Thomas (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2015)

Halitosis and olfactory dysfunction may disrupt an individual's quality of life remarkably. One may ask whether halitosis has effects on olfactory functions or not? Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the olfactory ...

Smell identification scores of patients with essential tremor

Tekeli, Hakan; Senol, Mehmet Guney; Ozdag, Fatih; Saracoglu, Mehmet; Yasar, Halit; Kendirli, Mustafa Tansel; Altundag, Aytug; Cayonu, Melih; Salihoglu, Murat; Turker, Turker (ASEAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOC, 2014)

It has been reported that patients with essential tremor have a much higher risk of Parkinson's disease; moreover, olfactory dysfunction is common in Parkinson's disease and becomes apparent early in the disease process. ...

The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Olfactory Functions

Salihoglu, Murat; Kendirli, Mustafa Tansel; Altundag, Aytug; Tekeli, Hakan; Saglam, Muzaffer; Cayonu, Melih; Senol, Mehmet Guney; Ozdag, Fatih (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014)

Objectives/Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the parameters of olfactory functions (odor threshold, odor discrimination, and odor identification tests) for ...