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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2024

Rhinitis medicomentosa and substance addiction.

Mehmet Birinci, Dogukan Ozdemir, Meltem Pusuroglu, Ömer Sevim, Tuğba Yemiş, Seda Nur Cihan, Esra Yılmaz, Metin Çeliker, Özlem Çelebi Erdivanlı

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mehmet BirinciFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey. mehmet.birinci@erdogan.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8184-7454
Dogukan OzdemirFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-163X
Meltem PusurogluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-3262
Ömer SevimFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
Tuğba YemişFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8713-0251
Seda Nur CihanFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-0717
Esra YılmazFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2544-7306
Metin ÇelikerFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-402X
Özlem Çelebi ErdivanlıFaculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-1551

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Abstract

backgroundRhinitis medicomentosa (RM) is a form of non-allergic rhinitis caused by the use of nasal decongestants for longer than the recommended duration. Because of this problem of use, addiction to the drug occurs in individuals. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the susceptibility of RM patients to substance addiction.

methodsThe study was planned as a prospective, multicentric study between September 2022 and September 2023. Patients diagnosed with RM were included in the study. Beck depression scale, Drug use disorders identification test, Substance Abuse Proclivity Scale were applied to the patients participating in the study. The research data were analyzed electronically with SPSS program version 25.

resultsThe study included 86 patients with an average age of 31 years. The average duration of medication use was 22 months. Age, gender, duration of nasal congestion, duration of drug use and smoking were not independent predictors for depression and substance use tendency.

conclusionThe relationship between RM and addictive substances is not clear. The tendency to use drugs did not increase in RM patients. In the light of these data, we think that there is no need for a practice other than routine functioning in the use of drugs and similar substances that are likely to cause addiction in RM patients.

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Nasal DecongestantsRhinitisSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung AdultNasal DecongestantsDepressionNasal decongestantRhinitis medicomentosaSubstance abuse proclivity

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