Evaluation of the Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss

Evaluation of the Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss

Background and Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) through hypoxia and reoxygenation periods leads to oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and activation of inflammatory cycles, which eventually may cause disorder in vasa nervorum, and peripheral neuropathy in hearing pathway. In this st...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Mohammadi, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Raziyeh Soltani-Gerdfaramarzi, Ehsan Samimi, Mehrdad Mostaghaci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Sleep Sciences
Subjects:
Obstructive sleep apnea
Pure tone audiometry
Apnea/hypopnea index
Hearing loss
Online Access:https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/34

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