Septoplasty, Rhinoplasty and Septorhinoplasty: What Is the Difference?
Septoplasty, rhinoplasty, or both at once? Which operation is needed in which situation? Dr. Birsen Erzincan explains with an evidence-based guide.
Articles
Short guides written for patients, based on research data.
Recovery After Rhinoplasty: What Does the Research Say?
When can you return to work after rhinoplasty? An evidence-based guide to swelling, splints and activity restrictions.
Postnasal Drip: Allergy or Sinusitis? A Guide to Telling Them Apart
Is allergy or sinusitis behind your postnasal drip? How the symptoms differ, what is checked at the examination, and treatment according to the cause.
Snoring and Sleep Apnoea: An Evidence-Based Guide to Solutions
Is snoring just noise, or is it sleep apnoea? Risks, symptoms, the sleep study and treatment options including ENT surgery, based on research data.
Is All Snoring Dangerous? The Critical Distinction in Diagnosis
Not all snoring is dangerous; telling simple snoring from obstructive sleep apnoea determines the treatment. Symptoms, the sleep study and the ENT examination.
Loose Ear Crystals (BPPV) at Home: The Epley Manoeuvre and Practical Advice
How do you perform the Epley manoeuvre at home for vertigo caused by loose ear crystals? A science-based guide and practical advice from Dr. Birsen Erzincan.
Persistent Nasal Congestion: A Simple Cold or Chronic Sinusitis?
Is a blocked nose that has lasted for weeks a cold or chronic sinusitis? How the symptoms differ, when to see an ENT specialist and which tests are used.