REM-related obstructive sleep apnea and vertigo: A retrospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent population-based case-control studies, sleep apnea was significantly associated with a higher incidence (hazard ratio, 1.71) of vertigo and the risk of tinnitus was found to increase 1.36 times in patients with sleep apnea. The possibility that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might affect neurotological consequences was not noticed, until studies using polysomnography (PSG) for these patients.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between vertigo and OSA.

Methods

The collected data among patients from May 1st, 2018 to October 31th, 2018 at Shuang Ho Hospital. Eligibility criteria included an age older than 20 years, a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. The diagnosis of OSA was defined as an oxygen desaturation i

SUBMITTER: Chen PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8195434 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature