Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Chin-Kuo ChenShih Chieh ShenLi-Ang LeeMing-Hui SunNing-Hung ChenLi-Pang ChuangHsueh-Yu LiPublished in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)
ISSNHL may be one of the auditory complications associated with OSA. Patients with OSA had poorer prednisolone related hearing improvement in high frequencies than patients without OSA. Despite study limitations, OSA-related hypoxia and snoring noise is hazardous to hearing and standard treatments with CPAP is suggested in OSA patients for both holistic and auditory health.
Keyphrases
- obstructive sleep apnea
- positive airway pressure
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- hearing loss
- sleep apnea
- working memory
- patient reported outcomes
- risk factors
- risk assessment
- social media
- health information
- air pollution
- patient reported