Open AccessEvaluation of Vestibular Function in Patients Affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Performing Functional Head Impulse Test (fHIT)
Author(s) -
Annalisa Pace,
Alessandro Milani,
V. Rossetti,
Giannicola Iannella,
Antonino Maniaci,
Salvatore Cocuzza,
Danilo Alunni Fegatelli,
Annarita Vestri,
Giuseppe Magliulo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s346241
Subject(s) - medicine , polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , vestibular system , sleep apnea , audiology , apnea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disease with significantly related complications. Since a connection between the vestibular nucleus and sleep regulator pathways has been demonstrated, vestibular evaluation in OSA patients was partially studied and none used functional head impulse test (fHIT) for this purpose. This paper aimed at evaluating the vestibular function in patients affected by OSA using fHIT, selecting patients who did not present any other related to cardiovascular, neurological, or metabolic diseases.