Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have increased risk of tinnitus: Study
A new study published in the journal of Sleep and Breathing found that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were 43% more likely than people without OSA to experience tinnitus.
The ability to perceive sound without the aid of outside stimuli is known as tinnitus. Significant variation exists in the cause, intensity, and impact of tinnitus, underlining its complex character. Because of this variety, tinnitus cannot be fully explained by a single mechanism, and there is no one treatment that works for everyone. In addition to this, mental health, quality of life, and everyday functioning can all be negatively impacted by severe tinnitus.
One known risk factor for making tinnitus-related suffering worse is sleep disturbance. On the other hand, annoying tinnitus is a risk factor for poor sleep, which feeds the vicious cycle. There has been growing evidence in recent years that sleep disorders and hearing loss are related. Both population-based and clinic-based cohorts revealed that patients with an OSA diagnosis had greater rates of audiometry-measured hearing loss. So, Chao Wang and colleagues used NHANES data from 2005 to 2020 to examine the relationship between tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea.
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