Browsing by Author "Korkmaz, Muge Ozcelik"

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Laryngoscopic Examination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turkish Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society and Turkish Professional Voice Society Recommendations
(2020) Cobanoglu, H. Bengu; Enver, Necati; Akbulut, Sevtap; Atmis, E. Ozlem; Birkent, Hakan; Buyukatalay, Ciler; Demirhan, Erhan; Denizoglu, Ilter; Hasimli, Ramil; Korkmaz, Muge Ozcelik; Ozgursoy, Selmin Karatayli; Ozturk, Kayhan; Paltura, Ceki; Sirin, Seher; Tatar, Emel Cadalli; Tuzuner, Arzu; Yelken, Kursat; Coskun, H. Hakan; Oguz, Haldun; Oz, Ferhan; 33554203
COVID-19 is highly transmissible and spreads rapidly in the population. This increases the occupational risk for health care workers. In otolaryngology clinic practice, patients with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms are common. Also, routine head and neck examinations such as oral cavity examination, nasal/nasopharyngeal examination, or video laryngostroboscopic evaluation are highly risky because of the aerosol formation. To emphasize this issue, two leading otolaryngology organizations in Turkey; 'Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society', and 'Professional Voice Society' gathered a task force. This task force aimed to prepare a consensus report that would provide practical recommendations of the safety measurements during routine clinical care of laryngology patients. To fulfill this, universal aim, on the 2nd and 9th of May 2020, two web-based meetings were conducted by 20 expert physicians. This eighteen items list was prepared as an output.
Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale: Use for a Symptom Scale of Globus Sensation in Turkish Population
(2020) Korkmaz, Muge Ozcelik; Tuzuner, Arzu; Bahcecitapar, Melike; Karacaer, Cengiz; 0000-0001-9735-3504; 32313894; AAJ-2487-2021
Objective: In this study, we aimed to translate the Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS) into Turkish and test its reliability and validity. Methods: A total of 69 patients with globus sensation and no signs of otolaryngologic or gastroenterological disease in etiology were included in the study. The patients were asked to complete the translated Turkish version (GETS-T) of GETS and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the patients in the study group was calculated based on the 12 questions in the GETS-T scale and found as 0.868. The correlation between the GETS-T total score and the total HADS score in the study group was found to be very low and statistically insignificant. As a result of factor analysis, it was found that the first 10 problems in GETS-T were divided into two sub-groups, unlike GETS. Conclusion: Translation of GETS into Turkish (GETS-T) showed high reliability and validity, suggesting that translation and cross-cultural adaptation was appropriate. The GETS-T can be used in studies about globus pharyngeus in future.
The Role of Nutritional and Dietary Habits in Etiology in Pediatric Vocal Fold Nodule
(2022) Korkmaz, Muge Ozcelik; Tuzuner, Arzu
Objectives. In pediatric pediatric vocal fold nodule (VFN) patients, different causes have been suggested in the development of the vocal cord nodule, including laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). It is known that the content of consumed foods, obesity, and other dietary behaviors are among the risk factors for the devel-opment of reflux. The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary and food consumption habits in pediatric VFN patients.Methods. This prospective-controlled study included 50 children with VFNs (age range 5-14 years) and 50 age-matched children without any voice disorders as a control group. BMI values of each participant were evaluated according to age-percentile range. The voice usage habits and personality structure of all the children were ques-tioned. All patients underwent laryngeal examination and voice analysis. The Turkish Pediatric Voice Handicap Index (t-PVHI) and Child Voice Handicap Index-10 (t-CVHI) were completed by patients or their parents. The examination findings of all patients were evaluated with the reflux finding score (RFS), and their complaints were questioned with the reflux symptom index (RSI). In addition, eating and drinking at night, fast eating and exces -sive food consumption habits and the frequency of consumption of packaged foods defined as junk food, carbon-ated beverage were questioned. The data obtained were compared statistically between the two groups.Results. There was no significant difference between the study and control groups in terms of age, gender distri-bution, median BMI value, voice usage habits, and personality structure. In the study group, t-PVHI, t-CVHI, jit-ter, schimmer values, the mean RFS, and RSI scores were significantly higher than those of the control group. The number of children with high consumption of junk food and carbonated drinks was higher in the study group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of dietary habits.Conclusion. Food consumption habits may play a role in childhood voice problems in this population.