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The purpose of our study was to evaluate the influence of the two techniques on the incidence of RLN paralysis and determine correlations regarding common outcomes in thyroid surgery. Materials and Methods: Two equally sized groups of 50 patients who underwent total thyroidectomies were examined. In the first group (OM), only surgical binocular loupes (2.5\u00d7\u20134.5\u00d7) were used during surgery, while in the second group (IONM), the intermittent NIM was applied. Results: Both the operative time and the length of hospitalization were shorter in the OM group than in the IONM group (median 80 versus 100 min and median 2 versus 4 days, respectively) (p &lt; 0.05). The male patients were found to have a five-fold higher risk of developing transient dysphonia than the females (adjusted OR 5.19, 95% IC 0.99\u201327.18, p = 0.05). The OM group reported a four-fold higher risk of developing transient hypocalcemia than the IONM group (OR 3.78, adjusted OR 4.11, p = 0.01). Despite two cases of temporary bilateral RLN paralysis in the IONM group versus none in the OM group, no statistically significant difference was found (p &gt; 0.05). No permanent RLN paralysis or hypoparathyroidism have been reported. Conclusions: Despite some limitations, our study is the first to compare the use of IONM with OM alone in the prevention of RLN injuries. 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