Throath

BACKGROUND/AIM: Nasal obstruction is one of the most frequent disorders because of which patients see their Ear, Nose and Throath (ENT) doctors. Impaired nose breath ing is a subjective symptom and it often does not coincide with clinical nose findings and functional tests of breath ing function. Therefore, the aim of this study was to es tablish if there is an accordance between a subjective nose breathing assessment and objective methods (rhinoma nometry and acoustic rhinometry) in assessing nose breathing function in patients with diverse nasal septum deformity degrees, as well as to establish an accordance between these two objective methods...

INTRODUCTION: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a widely disseminated herpesvirus that is spread by intimate contact between susceptible persons and asymptomatic EBV shedders. Clinical manifestations range from uncomplicated infectious mononucleosis to Burkitt lymphoma. The majority of primary EBV infections throughout the world are subclinical, after a prodromal period of feverishness, and malaise, the disease presents with the classic triad of severe sore throat, fever and lymphadenopathy...

In our research we studied the mycological and bacteriological flora of both filtered and non-filtered Turkish cigarettes. We also studied by bacteriologic and mycologic methods, the specimens taken from throath of healthy people of varied ages who smoke and who do not smoke, and the flora of inhalation air from different area.