Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Hearing Impairment: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Sleep apnea (SA) may promote hearing impairment (HI) through ischemia and inflammation of the cochlea. Our objective was to assess an independent association between SA and HI in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) participants. ⋯ A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 641.