VOl 7 N0 1 - Contents

1. The poly-l-lactide Eustachian tube stent: Tolerability, safety, and resorption in a rabbit model
Paul Presti, Christopher J. Linstrom, Carol A. Silverman, Jason Litner. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Ear Institute, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, USA

2. The Value of Multifrequency Tympanometry in The Management of Otitis Media With Effusion
Kerem Ozturk,  Sercan Gode, Fatih Ogut, Cem Bilgen, Tayfun Kirazlı. Ege University Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, Izmir, Turkey

3. Petrous apex and anteriorly located or extended cerebello-pontine angle lesions: the radiological assessment and the management modalities.
Engin Kara, Ahmet Dagtekin, Yusuf Vayisoglu, Anil Ozgur, Ferda Bacaksizlar Sari, Perihan Gocer, Ozlem Bibilik, Emel Avci, Altan Yildiz,  Celal Bagdatoglu, Derya Talas,  Mersin University Medical Faculty Department Of Radiology, Mersin, Turkey.

4. Time dependent electrophysiological changes in nerve-crush traumatic facial nerve injury in rats.
Erkan Kahraman, Sertac Yetiser,  Fatih Ozdag.Gulhane Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

5.Experience with bilateral cochlear implantation using a  modified suprameatal approach. 
Rinze A Tange R.A., Smulders Y.E., MD; Wilko Grolman   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht the Netherlands.

6. Cochlear implantation in far advanced otosclerosis. A surgical, audiological and quality of life review of 35 cases in a single unit.
Edward P. Flook , Stephen J Broomfield, Iain A. Bruce, Kevin M. Green.

7. Sympathetic skin responses in patients with migraine vestibulopathy
Şenol Polat, Alev Üneri, Cüneyd Üneri. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Balance Center , Acıbadem University, Medical Faculty, Acıbadem Healthcare Group Neurology and Oncology Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

8. The effect of topical cefepime solution on outer hair cell function of rats
Tayfun Apuhan, Yavuz Selim Yıldırım, Fadlullah Aksoy, Hasan Hüseyin Balıkçı, Mehmet Onur Kaya. Department of Otolaryngology, Izzet Baysal Medicine Faculty of Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.

9. Diagnostic value of serum anti-heat  shock protein 70 (Anti-HSP70) in cases of autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED).
Rania Hamdy El-Kabarity, Rasha Hamdy El-Kabarity. Clinical Pathology and Immunology- Ain Shams University

10. Prognostıc factors of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in children. 
Ender İnci, Deniz Tuna Edizer, Rauf Tahamiler, Melih Guven Güvenç, Fatih Öktem, Ozgun Enver, Tahir Altuğ, Mehmet Ada, Nazim Korkut, Murat Toprak, Gunay Can, Seher Gökçe, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul, Turkey.

11.Does seasonal variation have an effect on the tendency and severity of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss?
Muharrem Gerceker, Kadriye Serife Uğur, Mustafa Kürşat Gökcan, Togay Müderris, Ahmet Tatarağası, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.

12. The New Training Method for Speech and Language Delay: Learning the new words by SUEPL. 
Fulya Yalçınkaya. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Division of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Ankara, Turkey.

13. Relationship between bone conduction thresholds and hearing results after ear surgery 
Maciej Wiatr, Skladzien Jacek, Tomik Jerzy, Oles Krzysztof, Strek Pawel, Przeklasa-Muszynska Anna.  The Faculty of Otolaryngology and Otolaryngological Clinic at the Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow.

14. Audiological findings in acromegaly patients. 
Muzeyyen Yildirim Baylan, Deniz Gokalp, Yusuf Celik, Alpaslan Tuzcu, Faruk Meric, Ismail Topcu.  Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Diyarbakir, Turkey,

15. Clinical Evaluation and Early Diagnosis of Streptomycin Ototoxicity. 
Young Hyo Kim, Hong Lyeol Lee, Kyu-Sung Kim, Hoseok Choi, Jeong Seok Choi, Seung Ho Shin. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.

16. Could bone cement cause ototoxicity? 
Orhan Kemal Kahveci, Ahmet Cangal, Murat Cem Miman, Erdoğan Okur, Ali Altuntas.  Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology,  Afyon, Turkey.

17. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions in infant, pregnant and non-pregnant adult rabbits: Comparison for different stimulus levels
Nuray Bayar Muluk, Gürer G. Budak, Bilgehan Budak, Alpaslan Apan, Göknur Güler Öztürk, Nesrin Seyhan. Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Kırıkkale, Turkey.

18. Bacterial colonization in the external ear canal and ear tampon with special interest to tympanoplasty.
Nurhayat Bayazit, Rasit Cevizci, Yildirim A. Bayazit. Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey       

19. REVIEW: Bridging The Incudo-stapedial Gap: State Of The Art
Aziz Belal, Mahmoud Reda. Alexandria Ear Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt

20. CASE REPORT: Verrucous carcinoma in the external auditory canal.
Chan-Hee Park , Yong-Ho Park. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.

21. CASE REPORT: Granulocytic sarcoma manifesting as otomastoiditis, facial nerve paralysis and unilateral hearing loss
Arzu Akyay, Ümit Tuncel, Seda Öztürkmen, Zafer Bıçakçı, Nazan Çiledağ, Faik Çetindağ, Lale Olcay. Division of Pediatric Hematology. Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

22. CASE REPORT: Delayed facial nerve palsy (DFP) after endolymphatic sac surgery
Takefumi Kamakura, Tadashi Kitahara, Arata Horii, Hidenori Inohara. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita-city, Osaka, Japan.

23. CASE REPORT: Bilateral facial nerve paralysis in Wegener’s granulomatosis
Brett T. Comer, William R. Mimms, Raleigh O. Jones, Jennifer B. Shinn. Lexington, KY Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.