Blog - Prof. Dr. Elif Aksoy

What Is the Shingles Vaccine? Who Should Get It, and Why Is It Important?

What Is Shingles? Shingles (Herpes Zoster) is a viral disease caused by the reactivation of the Var..

How Is Skull Base Rehabilitation Planned?

Skull base rehabilitation is not simply about waiting for the surgical wound to heal. After procedur..

What Causes Food or Liquids to Enter the Nose During Swallowing?

The condition that patients sometimes describe as “food going up into the nose when swallowing” occu..

A Guide to Managing Hoarseness in Teachers

A voice that becomes thinner during the last lesson of the day, the constant need to clear your thro..

Guide to Comparing Voice Therapy and Surgery

If a teacher’s voice is completely exhausted by the end of the day after teaching, a singer struggle..

Trends in Personalized Swallowing Therapy

One patient coughing while drinking water and another patient experiencing a sensation of food getti..

What Are the Treatment Options for Vocal Fold Sulcus?

Persistent vocal effort, hoarseness that progressively worsens throughout the day, or a voice that l..

Foods and Tips to Make Swallowing Easier

The sensation of food getting stuck in the throat while eating, frequent coughing, or difficulty dri..

What Does Swallowing Endoscopy Show in Cases of Swallowing Difficulty?

Coughing while eating, feeling that water is going down the wrong way while drinking, or sensing tha..

When Is Persistent Throat Irritation Serious?

Burning in the throat in the mornings, a constant tickling sensation during the day, the need to cle..

Why Is A Preoperative ENT Evaluation Performed?

Nasal congestion, snoring, persistent hoarseness, or a sensation of something getting stuck while sw..

What Is the Guide to Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination?

If your voice has not returned to its usual strength for weeks, you become tired while speaking, or ..

What Causes Vocal Cord Hemorrhage, and When Is It an Emergency?

Sudden-onset hoarseness, especially if it appears after speaking loudly, singing, shouting, or inten..

How Are New Approaches in Voice Surgery Planned?

If a teacher’s voice becomes completely exhausted by the end of the day while teaching, an artist ca..

How to Practice Vocal Hygiene at Home?

If your voice becomes raspy at the end of the day, you constantly feel the need to clear your throat..

Successful Swallowing Rehabilitation Example

Eating while coughing, experiencing a sensation of food or liquid going into the throat while drinki..

Difference Between Flexible Laryngoscopy and Stroboscopy

For a person experiencing hoarseness, not all cameras used during examination provide the same infor..

Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

A sensation of food getting stuck while swallowing, frequent coughing, feeling as though you may cho..

When Is Videolaryngostroboscopy Necessary?

If your voice has not sounded like it used to for weeks rather than just a few days, it may not be e..

Voice Disorders and Persistent Hoarseness

A voice that sounds hoarse in the morning, becomes tired as the day progresses, or requires effort w..

Why Do Reflux-Related Voice Problems Last So Long?

More noticeable hoarseness in the morning, rapid vocal fatigue while speaking, and the repeated need..

Guide to Preparing a Child for Tonsil Surgery

When a child is scheduled for tonsil surgery, one of the most common questions parents ask is: “What..

What Are the Methods to Reduce Coughing While Swallowing?

A cough that begins while drinking a sip of water or swallowing a bite of food is often dismissed as..

Functional Voice Disorder Guide and Treatment

If your voice becomes increasingly tired throughout the day while speaking, if you feel tightness in..

How Is Treatment for Globus Sensation in the Throat Planned?

Treatment of globus sensation in the throat often begins with correctly identifying the cause of tha..

Pituitary Surgery Patient Guide and Recovery

For many people searching for a pituitary surgery patient guide, the most difficult part is not the ..

When Is Laryngeal Surgery Necessary?

If your voice has been hoarse for weeks, if you become tired quickly while speaking, or if you feel ..

What Are the Current Methods for Diagnosing Dysphagia?

Coughing while eating, a sensation of something getting stuck in the throat, or difficulty swallowin..

What Does Spasmodic Dysphonia Sound Like?

A spasmodic dysphonia example sounds different from the ordinary hoarseness most people describe: Wh..

How Does Digital Voice Analysis Explain Voice Problems?

If your voice becomes tired during the day, if people on the other end of phone calls frequently ask..

What Are 7 Possible Causes of Hoarseness?

A mild voice change that begins in the morning and improves during the day is often temporary. Howev..

What Are the Warning Signs of a Swallowing Disorder?

A sensation of food getting stuck in the throat, coughing during meals, or the increasing need to ea..

Can an Endoscopic Swallowing Test Be Performed at Home?

Endoscopic swallowing test is a method that allows the throat and laryngeal region to be evaluated w..

How to Reduce Vocal Fatigue? Effective Steps

If your voice starts to break by the end of the day, if you need to make more effort to speak, or if..

Postnasal Drip or Reflux? Learn to Tell the Symptoms Apart

A constant sensation of something being present in the throat, a cough that begins in the morning, o..

ENT Treatment in Turkey for International Patients: A Guide

Planning ENT treatment in Türkiye from abroad is not simply about choosing a physician or hospital. ..

Phoniatric Evaluation for Voice Professionals

A singer having difficulty reaching high notes, a teacher completely losing their voice by the end o..

When Can You Speak After Vocal Cord Surgery?

Speaking after vocal cord surgery is one of the topics patients are most curious about. However, the..

Vocal Cord Disorders Guide and Treatment Options

If your voice has not sounded the same for several weeks, if speaking becomes noticeably more diffic..

How Does the Diagnostic Process for Swallowing Difficulty Proceed?

A sensation of food getting stuck in the throat, coughing, a choking sensation, or having to make a ..

What Causes Swallowing Disorders and How Are They Evaluated?

Coughing while eating, feeling that liquids are going down the wrong way, recurrent lung infections,..

How Should Your Diet Be Structured for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux?

People who experience a burning sensation in the throat in the morning, a constant need to clear the..

What Is the Difference Between FEES and Videofluoroscopy, and Which One Is Preferred?

If you cough while eating, feel that liquids are going down the wrong way, experience recurrent lung..

Safe Eating Tips for Dysphagia: 8 Steps

Coughing while drinking a sip of water, feeling that food is stuck in the throat, or noticing that m..

8 Steps to Protect Your Voice in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

If your voice sounds more muffled in the morning, you constantly feel the need to clear your throat ..

Can Vocal Cord Paralysis Improve? Treatment and Recovery

Can vocal cord paralysis recover? The answer to this question varies according to the cause of the p..

What Is Injection Therapy for Vocal Cord Paralysis?

If your voice becomes breathy, weak, or easily fatigued while speaking, if you cough while drinking ..

What Are the Treatment Options for Vocal Cord Nodules?

Vocal cord nodule treatment options are not limited to a decision between medication and surgery. Es..

Recovery After Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery

After pituitary surgery performed through the nose, one of the most frequently asked questions is: “..

How Is Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery Performed?

# How Is Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery Performed? If your voice becomes more hoarse by the end of the ..

What Are the Risks of Skull Base Surgery and How Can They Be Reduced?

The decision to perform skull base surgery is not based solely on a mass or disease seen on imaging...

What Are the Symptoms of Enlarged Adenoids in Children?

Does your child snore at night, sleep with their mouth open, or wake up in the morning feeling unres..

Voice Health Recommendations for Voice Professionals

Mild fatigue that resolves within a few hours after a performance is not the same as hoarseness that..

Voice Therapy or Surgery? How Is the Right Decision Made?

When a teacher’s voice cuts out in the middle of a lesson, an artist cannot reach high notes before ..

What Causes the Feeling of Something Stuck in the Throat When Swallowing?

Feeling that a bite of food is stuck in the throat quickly increases anxiety about eating for many p..

Is Pituitary Surgery Performed Through the Nose?

For many patients who are planning to undergo pituitary surgery, the first question is very clear: i..

At What Age Is Adenoid Surgery Performed?

If your child sleeps with their mouth open at night, snores, wakes up frequently, and looks tired du..

Recovery Process After Tonsil Surgery

The first few days after surgery are the most difficult part of the process for most patients. Sore ..

How Is Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Treatment Planned?

A burning sensation in the throat, a frequent need to clear the throat, persistent hoarseness, or a ..

What Are the Symptoms of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux?

A persistent sensation of something being stuck in the throat, hoarseness that is more noticeable in..

What Is Endoscopic Swallowing Evaluation?

Frequent coughing while eating, a sensation of something getting stuck in the throat, difficulty dri..

How Is Transnasal Esophagoscopy Performed?

When there is a sensation of something getting stuck in the throat, difficulty swallowing, unexplain..

Is Vocal Cord Cyst Surgery Necessary?

If you are a teacher, lawyer, call center employee, or a voice professional actively performing on s..

What Are the Symptoms of Reinke’s Edema?

If your voice has been hoarse for weeks and sounds especially more muffled, deeper, or fatigued in t..

How Is Vocal Cord Paralysis Treated?

If your voice suddenly becomes higher-pitched, starts to sound breathy, or tires quickly while speak..

Who Is Voice Feminization Surgery Suitable For?

For some patients, the problem is not only that the voice is deep. When a person’s voice is not comp..

How Long Does Puberphonia Treatment Take?

If your voice sounds higher-pitched than expected for your age, this is not merely an aesthetic or s..

How Is Dysphagia Treatment Planned?

A patient coughing while drinking water, feeling food getting stuck in the throat, or finding eating..

What Causes Chronic Hoarseness?

If your voice has not improved for 2-3 weeks, becomes progressively rougher during the day, or tires..

Which Doctor Should You See for Swallowing Disorders?

Food getting stuck in the throat, coughing while drinking water, or feeling pain when swallowing may..

What is Hay Fever ?

Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Permanent Treatment Options with Vaccine (Immunotherapy) While nature come..

What Is Vocal Cord Paralysis?

Vocal cord paralysis is a condition characterized by loss of movement in one or both vocal cords. Th..

What Is Laryngopharyngeal Reflux?

What Is Laryngopharyngeal Reflux? Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) is the condition in which gastric ..

Snoring, Sleep Apnea, and Adenoid Hypertrophy in Children

Definition and Epidemiology of Snoring, Sleep Apnea, and Adenoid Hypertrophy in Children Snoring in..

Septum Deviation (Nasal Curvature) and Septoplasty Surgery

Permanent solution for nasal congestion What is Septum Deviation? The condition where ..

Meningitis: Symptoms, Types, Vaccines, and Meningitis B

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Its bacterial ..

What is Tinnitus (Ringing in The Ears) ?

Tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears, is the perception of sound by a person when there i..

Is Odontogenic Sinusitis on the Rise?

Relationship with Dental Implants and Points to Consider In recent years, along with the signif..

What are the Symptoms of Advanced Sinusitis?

What Are the Symptoms of Advanced Sinusitis? Sinusitis usually begins with common and often underes..

What Are Tonsil Stones? How Are They Removed?

Tonsil stones are white-yellow structures formed by the hardening of debris accumulated over time in..

What are the Symptoms of Tonsil Cancer?

Tonsil cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that develops from the oropharyngeal tissues located..

Vocal Cord Cancer Symptoms and Stages

Vocal cord cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the larynx region, especially on the vocal c..

What is Chronic Sinusitis?

The air-filled cavities located around the nose are called sinuses. These cavities open into the nos..

What is Laryngitis?

Laryngitis is the inflammation of the vocal cords located in the larynx (voice box) region. This con..

Symptoms of Adenoid Enlargement in Children

Adenoid is lymphoid tissue located in the nasopharyngeal area, at the back of the nose, and is an im..

Do Vocal Cord Nodules Go Away on Their Own?

Vocal cord nodules are benign vocal cord diseases that we frequently see especially in people who us..

Things to Consider After Adenoid Surgery

Adenoid surgery is one of the most common ENT operations performed in childhood. In recent years, th..

Recurrent Nasal Polyposis is No Longer Fate: A New Era with Mepolizumab (Nucala)

Recurrent Nasal Polyposis is No Longer Fate: A New Era with Mepolizumab (Nucala) Nasal congestion, ..

Postnasal Drip in Children: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Does your child have constant nasal congestion, wheezing in the throat, or coughing in the mornings?..

Postnasal Drip and Reflux Connection: What Does the Constant Feeling of Fullness in the Throat Mean?

Do you feel a constant fullness in your throat, a frequent need to clear your throat, or increased c..

Autumn is here, flu is on the way: Which vaccine should you choose this year?

Autumn Has Arrived, Flu Is at the Door: Which Vaccine Should You Choose This Year? With the autumn ..

Current Treatment Approaches for Vocal Cord Nodules, Polyps, and Cysts

Current Treatment Approaches for Vocal Cord Nodules, Polyps, and Cysts Our voice is not only our me..

7 Golden Rules to Protect Your Vocal Health

Our voice is an integral part of our identity, both in communication and professional life. However,..

Solution to Hoarseness: Filling Treatment for Vocal Cord Paralysis

Solution for Hoarseness: Vocal Cord Paralysis Filler Treatment Vocal cords are very important struc..

Snoring and Adenoid Enlargement in Children: When Is Intervention Necessary?

Snoring and Adenoid Enlargement in Children: When is Intervention Needed? Does your child sleep wit..

I Have a Polyp on My Vocal Cord, What Should I Do?

I Have a Polyp on My Vocal Cord, What Should I Do? If you experience persistent hoarseness, crackin..

Endoscopic Swallowing Evaluation (FEES)

Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES): An Effective Method for Your Swallowing Safety ..

Smoking and Vocal Cord Health: Reinke’s Edema

Smoking and Vocal Cord Health: What is Reinke's Edema? Prof. Dr. Elif Aksoy ENT Specialist – Voice..

What Are Vocal Cord Nodules?

Our voice is an important part of our identity.Intensive and improper use of the voice can lead to c..

Vocal Cord Surgery: What to Expect Before, During, and After?

Vocal Cord Surgery, Our voice is not only a means of communication but also an integral part of our ..