The relationship between the findings of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Bülent Ulusoy Osman Gul Cagdas Elsurer Mete Kaan Bozkurt Baykal Tülek Muslu Kazım Körez Hakan EkmekçiBahar Çolpan

Published 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 (2019)

The negative effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia related with OSAS on the brainstem and vestibular system can be demonstrated by VEMP tests. Especially, the inability to obtain the wave is the most important finding showing this situation. Also, we think that N1P2 interval and P1N1 amplitude markers can be used to detect the subclinical negative effect of chronic hypoxia on vestibular nuclei in the brainstem.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
hearing loss
endothelial cells
skeletal muscle
drug induced
sleep apnea