ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2019
The association between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss: a cross-sectional analysis.
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- Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome with hearing loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Obstructive sleep apnea and functional hearing loss over 8 years: results from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- High-Frequency Hearing Loss and Decrease in High-Frequency Hearing Thresholds after Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients with Severe OSA.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
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- Genetic Associations Between Specific Sleep-Related Phenotypes and Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Sleep characteristics and hearing loss in middle-aged and older adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2018Sleep epidemiology · 2024Article
- The Potential Effect of Changing Patient Position on Snoring: A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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- Assessing the impact of apnea duration on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and Association of AHI Scores with Sensorineural Hearing Loss: An Early Predictor.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Independent and Combined Associations of Sleep Duration, Bedtime, and Polygenic Risk Score with the Risk of Hearing Loss among Middle-Aged and Old Chinese: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort Study.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Is sleep apnea truly associated with hearing loss? A nationwide, population-based study with STOP-BANG questionnaire.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Have Negative Effects on Hearing?Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine if sleep apnea had significant effects on hearing functions and to investigate the polysomnography parameters that might be associated with hearing impairment in sleep apnea patients.
methodsWe included 120 patients who were admitted to sleep disorders outpatient clinic. We constituted four groups by reference to the apnea-hypopnea index (including control group), and compared the audiometric parameters of the groups. Additionally, we investigated the correlation of apnea-hypopnea index, desaturation index and min. oxygen saturations with pure-tone thresholds, speech recognition thresholds and speech discrimination scores.
resultsThe median pure-tone thresholds at 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 mHz, the median speech recognition thresholds and the median speech discrimination scores on both ears did significantly differ among four groups (p < 0.001). Moderate sleep apnea affected high-frequency hearing functions and speech discrimination scores, and severe sleep apnea had significant effects on all hearing functions. Pure-tone thresholds and speech recognition thresholds on the both ears were positively correlated with apnea-hypopnea index and desaturation index, and negatively correlated with min. oxygen saturation (p < 0.001). Speech discrimination scores on the both ears were negatively correlated with apnea-hypopnea index and desaturation index, and positively correlated with min. oxygen saturation (p < 0.001).
conclusionObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) had several effects on hearing, and hearing impairment might be associated with the severity of OSA. Moderate OSA affected high-frequency hearing functions and severe OSA affected all hearing functions negatively.
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