Evaluation of Vestibular Function in Patients Affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Performing Functional Head Impulse Test (fHIT).

Annalisa PaceAlessandro MilaniValeria RossettiGiannicola IannellaAntonino Maniaci Salvatore CocuzzaDanilo Alunni FegatelliAnnarita VestriGiuseppe Magliulo

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2022)

The results show that the incidence of vestibular lesions in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea is underestimated and that fHIT can identify these lesions early.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
hearing loss
risk factors
physical activity
sleep apnea
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography