Evaluation of auditory system in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Chee Chean LimTengku Ezulia Binti Tengku Nun AhmadHalimuddin Bin SawaliAhmad Nordin Bin AfandiVinota PaniselvamMerlinda W BernardPrepageran NarayananMohd Zulkiflee Bin Abu BakarPublished 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 (2022)
Mean SPO2, percent SPO2 < 90% and minimum SPO2 could be key prognostic indicators of central auditory dysfunction in OSA patients. These parameters should be explored further as indicators of OSA severity rather than utilizing AHI alone. The hypoxic burden derived could be a better predictor of auditory function abnormalities rather than one derived from AHI.