
Sanna Toppila Salmi
Professor
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Airway research group aims at identifying clinical and molecular factors for better prediction of inflammatory and neoplastic airway diseases, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) -exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD), asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis and tongue cancer. We use such as next generation sequencing and artificial intelligence in analyses of clinical cohorts and randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Publications
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Adherence to Treatment in Allergic Rhinitis During the Pollen Season in Europe: A MASK‐air Study
Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Costa, Elísio M; Vieira, Rafael José; Klimek, Ludger; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Pfaar, Oliver; Bedbrook, Anna; Amaral, Rita; Brussino, Luisa; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas‐Linnemann, Desiree E; Iinuma, Tomohisa; Pham‐Thi, Nhân; Regateiro, Frederico S; Taborda‐Barata, Luis; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Ansotegui, Ignacio J; Bergmann, Karl C; Canonica, G Walter; Cardona, Victoria; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Cherrez‐Ojeda, Ivan; Cingi, Cemal; Cruz, Alvaro A; Del Giacco, Stefano; Devillier, Ph. 2025. Clinical and experimental allergy. 55: 226-238 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Daily digital biomarkers in the follow-up and clustering of patients with asthma
Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; Schleich, Florence; Louis, Gilles; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Kvedarienė, Violeta; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Chaves Loureiro, Claudia; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Amaral, Rita; Antó, Josep M.; Bedbrook, Anna; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Ansotegui, Ignacio J.; Bergmann, Karl-C; Bonini, Matteo; Bossios, Apostolos; Boulet, Louis-Philippe; Braido, Fulvio; Brightling, Christopher; Brusselle, Guy; Brussino, Luisa; Canonica, G. Walter; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Haahtela, Tari; Heaney, Liam G.; Hyland, Mic. 2025. Pulmonology. 31: 1-15 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Efficacy of ASA Therapy After Desensitization on CRSwNP Patients With Asthma and N‐ERD—A Randomized Clinical Trial
Helevä, Alma; Lyly, Annina; Salmi, Viljami; Mäkelä, Mika; Kauppi, Paula; Laulajainen‐Hongisto, Anu; Hafrén, Lena; Virkkula, Paula; Nuutinen, Mikko; Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna. 2025. Allergy. [First published: 29 July 2025]: 1-14 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Impact of allergic symptoms on work productivity in allergic rhinitis: A MASK-air direct patient data study
Vieira, Rafael José; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Kupczyk, Maciej; Regateiro, Frederico S; Larenas-Linnemann, Desirée E.; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Iinuma, Tomohisa; Kuna, Piotr; Cruz, Alvaro A; Brussino, Luisa; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Kvedariene, Violeta; Klimek, Ludger; Pfaar, Oliver; Zuberbier, Torsten; Azevedo, Luís Filipe; Fonseca, João A; Bousquet, Jean; Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; MASK-air think tank. 2025. Allergology international. 74: 445-452 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Increasing incidence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea in the Finnish population: A cohort study from 2005 to 2019
Peuranheimo, Peik; Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka; Ollgren, Jukka; Strausz, Satu; Vasankari, Tuula; Ruoranen, Toni; Ollila, Hanna M.; Hillamaa, Anne; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Mattila, Tiina. 2025. Respiratory medicine. 244: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Increasing sleep apnoea burden in the elderly in Finland from 1996 to 2018: A national registry study
Hasala, Hannele; Mattila, Tiina; Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka; Avellan-Hietanen, Heidi; Vasankari, Tuula; Herse, Fredrik; Leskelä, Riikka-Leena; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Erhola, Marina; Jääskeläinen, Tuija; Haahtela, Tari. 2025. Respiratory medicine and research. 88: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Otitis Media With Effusion (OME) and Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: The Role of Allergy and Immunity-An EAACI Position Paper
Klimek, L.; Brough, H. A.; Arasi, S.; Toppila-Salmi, S.; Bergmann, C.; Jutel, M.; Bousquet, J.; Hox, V.; Gevaert, P.; Tomazic, P. V.; Rondon Segovia, C.; Cingi, C.; Cuevas, M.; Groeger, M.; Huber, P.; Reitsma, S.; Rudenko, M.; Maza-Solano, J.; Gane, S.; Karavelia, A.; van Gerven, L.; Schiappoli, M.; Bozkurt, B.; Becker, S.; Chaker, A.; Wollenberg, B.; Moesges, R.; Huppertz, T.; Hagemann, J.; Palomares, O.; Baerhold, F.; Pfaar, O.; Del Giacco, S.; Bonadonna, P.; Moreira, A.; Agache, I.; Akdis, C.. 2025. Allergy. [First published: 17 April 2025]: 1-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Predictors of revision endoscopic sinus surgery in Finnish patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna; Lyly, Annina; Simin, Johanna; Aakko, Juhani; Olsen, Helga Haugom; Lehtimäki, Lauri. 2025. Clinical and translational allergy. 15: 1-11 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Radiological score, asthma and NSAID‐exacerbated respiratory disease predict relapsing chronic rhinosinusitis
Lilja, Markus; Koskinen, Anni; Hammarèn‐Malmi, Sari; Laulajainen‐Hongisto, Anu; Numminen, Jura; Myller, Jyri; Vento, Seija; Penttila, Elina; Hytönen, Maija; Virkkula, Paula; Hellings, Peter W.; Seys, Sven F.; Lee, John; Huhtala, Heini; Sahlman, Johanna; Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna. 2025. Clinical and translational allergy. 15: 1-10 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Study protocol for a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial on ASA therapy for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, and asthma
Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Lyly, Annina; Salmi, Viljami; Nuutinen, Mikko; Kilpiö, Michael; Hanif, Tanzeela; Niemi, Mikko; Laulajainen-Hongisto, Anu; Hafrén, Lena; Mäkelä, Mika; Kauppi, Paula; Virkkula, Paula; Helevä, Alma. 2025. Frontiers in allergy. 6: . 1542481 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research