{"id":2381,"date":"2023-01-10T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T00:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negaent.fm1.dev\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2023-04-24T19:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T23:13:49","slug":"hearing-loss-and-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negaent.com\/hearing-loss-and-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss and Sleep Apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor may have told you that sleep apnea puts you at increased risk for a number of other health conditions, including heart problems, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, liver problems, and more. However, did you know that sleep apnea also increases your risk for hearing loss?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is more than one type of sleep apnea, but the most common is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the airway is obstructed during sleep, typically when the muscles in the throat relax or when the tongue falls back in the mouth. This results in pauses in breathing and causes the person to wake up, often feeling out of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obstructive sleep apnea is often associated with snoring. Other common symptoms of OSA include excessive daytime drowsiness, irritability, difficulty staying asleep, awakening with a dry mouth, gasping for air during sleep, and difficulty paying attention while awake. Factors that increase a person\u2019s risk for OSA include excess weight, being older, being male, greater neck circumference, smoking, and use of alcohol or sedatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n