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Introduction: Rhinoliths are a rare condition that should be taken into account in the distinctive diagnosis, because they may have many different clinical findings, although they can be seen at any age. In the nose empty are foreign bodies caused by endogenous or exogenous causes, and it can cause poor smell in the nose to the flow of the nose, the nose blocks and the mouth smell. In this study, our goal is to study the age, gender, complaints and additional pathologies of rhinolithic patients and compare these findings with literary data. Methods: Our study included patients diagnosed with rinolitis in our hospital between January 2010 and December 2019. Patients have been examined retrospectively. Our patients have recorded age, gender, clinical complaints, physical examination findings, radiological results, rhinolithic side and localization, additional pathologies and therapies applied. The obtained data has been statistically studied and the clinical presence and findings of rhinolithin have been evaluated. The findings: 19 of the 42 patients involved in our study were men and 23 women. The average age of patients is 24.1 ± 10.7 years (min.The number was 7 and the number was 44. In 26 patients (61.9%) the rinolite was found placed in the right nasal cavity and in 16 patients (38.1%) in the left nasal cavity. The most common complaints were nasal blocks and bad smell of smell flow. The most commonly associated pathologies were sinus pathologies (50.1%) and septum deviation (38.1%). All treatments are performed under endoscopic care. During the rhinolithic removal process, 28 patients received general anesthesia, 9 patients received sedoanelhesia, and 5 patients received local anesthesia. Rhinolitis, which is a rare condition, should be considered as a distinctive diagnosis, especially in cases such as unilateral purulent fluid and nasal mass that do not respond to treatment.