阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停和听力损失:有任何相关性吗?
Pankaj Chauhan1, Trilok Chand Guleria2, Sunil Sharma3
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
International archives of otorhinolaryngology
|August 11, 2023
概括
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 对听力产生负面影响,特别是在更高频率的声音中. 建议OSA患者进行早期听力查,以确保及时诊断和预防策略.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
背景情况:
- 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 是一种普遍存在的与睡眠有关的呼吸障碍,具有全球健康影响.
- 慢性间歇性低氧症和OSA中的血氧波动可能会对听觉功能产生不利影响.
- 了解OSA和听力之间的联系对于全面的患者管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停对听力的影响.
- 为了确定影响OSA患者听力的多睡眠学参数.
主要方法:
- 一项基于医院的,观察性,分析性,横截面研究在一年内进行.
- 参与者接受了柏林问卷,多睡眠学,阻抗测试和纯音调听力测试 (PTA).
- 在对患者进行评估之前,应用了排除标准.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括58名患者,病例和对照人群年龄,性别和身高相似.
- 患有OSA病例的体重,BMI和子周长显著增加.
- 与对照组相比,OSA患者的平均PTA值在10kHz和更高频率时显著升高.
结论:
- 有证据表明,阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者的听觉机制受到影响.
- 建议在OSA患者进行早期听力查,以便及时诊断和预防.
- 进一步的研究可能会阐明将OSA与听觉功能障碍联系在一起的特定机制.
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