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Evaluation of the changes in the hearing system over the years among patients with OSAS using a CPAP device
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Vega Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
Objective:
To evaluate whether patients using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have improvement or deterioration in their auditory systems.
Methods:
Charts of OSAS patients who were followed up at the ENT clinic were retrospectively reviewed starting from 2018. The hearing tests performed at least 2 years before and after CPAP use in patients were compared with themselves and with the test results of patients with no CPAP use.
Results:
No improvement in the hearing system on the patients using a CPAP device was detected. Deterioration in hearing was detected in 13.63% and 9.09% of the patients with and without CPAP use, respectively. No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups.
Conclusion:
The use of a CPAP device does not affect hearing positively or negatively.
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