Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
CPAP Treatment Improves Pure Tone Audiometry Threshold in Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
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- Vitamin C mitigates early auditory cortical hyperexcitability and antioxidant imbalance induced by acute intermittent hypoxia.Experimental brain research · 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
- Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Hearing and Inner Ear Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Original Research.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Association between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss among a cohort of emergency responders.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss Using 2019-2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.The journal of international advanced otology · 2025Article
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Abstract
This article investigates the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on hearing impairment in sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). This retrospective and observational study took place from September 2016 to February 2021, accumulating 77 subjects with SNHL and SDB (60.7 ± 11.1 years). Of which, 28 received CPAP treatment (63.0 ± 8.5 years). In our methodology, hearing thresholds at low, medium, high, and average frequencies are assessed by pure-tone audiometry at baseline (BL), three (3 m), six (6 m), and 12 (12 m) months. Our results show that the BL of at least three frequencies in all subjects is positively associated with old age, males, smoking, alcohol, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] (all
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