Is There a Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Hearing Loss?

Ekin, Selami; Turan, Mahfuz; Arısoy, Ahmet; Günbatar, Hülya; Sünnetçioğlu, Aysel; Asker, Selvi; Yildiz, Hanifi

doi:10.12659/msm.897347

Is There a Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Hearing Loss?

Ekin S., Turan M., Arısoy A., Günbatar H., Sünnetçioğlu A., Asker S., ...Daha Fazla

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.22, ss.3124-3128, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.897347
Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3124-3128
Anahtar Kelimeler: Hearing Loss, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Snoring, NOISE, HYPOXIA
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder with an estimated prevalence in the general population of 2-5%. Its main clinical features are loud snoring and breathing stoppage during sleep. Ischemia could be a consequence of noise-induced hearing loss because cochlear oxygen tension is reduced during and after noise exposure. In this study, we evaluated auditory function in patients affected by OSA and simple snoring.