The Association of Vertigo and Tinnitus with Loss of Cervical Lordosis

INTRODUCTION: Loss of cervical lordosis, cervicogenic somatic tinnitus, and cervicogenic vertigo have some similarities. Also, no a specific laboratory or radiological finding for cervicogenic somatic tinnitus and cervicogenic vertigo. Herein, to assess the prevalences of tinnitus and vertigo in patients with loss of cervical lordosis was aimed. METHODS: Between January 2022 and December 2022, a total of 70 chronic neck pain patients were divided into two groups considering loss of cervical lordosis. These patients were questioned about individual characteristics and tinnitus and vertigo within the last month. Cervical lordosis angle was measured by using a method called posterior tangent. RESULTS: The two groups had similarity for individual characteristics (p>0.05). The prevalence of tinnitus was higher in patients having loss of cervical lordosis than without (25% vs 17.4%), but it not at the level of statistical significance (p=0.534). The prevalence of vertigo was increased in patients having loss of cervical lordosis (29.2%) compared to those with normal cervical lordosis (8.7%) (p=0.038). In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus+vertigo was higher in patients having loss of cervical lordosis than without (25.0% vs 4.3%) (p=0.017). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The prevalences of tinnitus and vertigo is increased in chronik neck pain patients with loss of cervical lordosis compared to without. Loss of cervical lordosis may be a facilitating finding for diagnosis and treatment processes of these conditions

A research on expectations of administrators from workers who work as office personnel

Günümüz rekabet ortamında, teknolojinin sürekli ilerlemesiyle birlikte, nitelikli personele olan ihtiyaç da günden güne artmıştır. Yaşadığımız bilgi çağında hem gelişen, değişen teknoloji ve sistemler, hem de bunları kullanacak olan büro personelinin nitelikli ve donanımlı olması gerekmektedir. Bilgi ve teknoloji çağında sınırlar, internet sayesinde ortadan kalkmış, dünya küçük bir köy haline gelmiştir. İşletme olarak; rekabet ortamında baş döndürücü gelişme ve değişime ayak uydurmak, sektörde ayakta kalmak, sürdürülebilir büyümeyi devam ettirmek ve sektörün lideri olmak için sadece teknolojik gelişmeyi ve değişimi takip etmek yeterli değildir. Bunun yanında personelin niteliği de çok önemlidir. Bu çalışmada; büro çalışanlarının, yöneticilerin işle ilgili olan beklentilerini karşılayıp karşılayamadıkları ölçülerek, çalışanların, yöneticilerin beklentilerini karşılayamadıkları konulara ilişkin olarak çözüm önerileri sunulmuştur.In contemporary competitive environment, with the continuously improvement of technology, the necessity of qualified staff increases day by day. In the information period that we live in it, not only improving, but also changing technology and systems, moreover the personnel, who use it, should be both qualified and equipped. In information and technology era, borders have been destroyed by internet and the World has become a huge village. As an enterprise; in competitive environment, it is not sufficient solely following technologic improvement and change, to keep pace with vertiginous improvement and change, to survive, to continue sustainable improvement and to be the leader of the sector. Furthermore, the quality of staff is very important. In this research; it was evaluated that office employees weather meet expectation of administrators or not, and proposals, about solutions on the expectations of administrators, that staff cannot meet, were presented

Anti-CCP Antibody Levels Are Not Associated with MS: Results from a Case-Control Study

Citrullinated proteins have been suggested to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Anticyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody is used in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-CCP antibody in patients with MS compared to RA patients and healthy controls. Fifty patients with MS (38 females, 12 males; mean age 36.72 ± 8.82 years), 52 patients with RA (40 females, 12 males; mean age 40.87 ± 10.17 years), and 50 healthy controls (32 females, 18 males; mean age 38.22 ± 11.59 years) were included in this study. The levels of serum anti-CCP antibody were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results of the study showed that anti-CCP antibody levels were significantly higher in RA patients versus MS or healthy controls (P<0.001). Moreover, anti-CCP antibody was positive in 43 (83%) patients with RA, while it was negative in all MS patients as well as in all healthy controls. Also, no significant correlation was found between the anti-CCP levels and EDSS scores (r=-0.250). In conclusion, the results of this study did not support a positive association between serum anti-CCP antibody and MS