ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING AND HEARING DISORDERS: CLINICAL OBSERVATION IN SICILIAN PATIENTS

ANTONELLA BALLACCHINO¹, PIETRO SALVAGO², EMANUELE CANNIZZARO³, ROBERTA COSTANZO², MAURIZIO DI MARZO⁴, SERGIO FERRARA², ELEONORA LA MATTINA¹, GIUSEPPE MESSINA⁵, MARIANNA MUCIA¹, ANTONINO MULȹ, FULVIO PLESCIA³, FEDERICO SIRECI², SERENA RIZZO², FRANCESCO MARTINES²

¹University of Palermo, Di.Bi.Me.F. Department, Audiology Section, Palermo - ²University of Palermo, Bio.Ne.C. Department, ENT Section, Palermo - ³University of Palermo, Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care “Giuseppe D’Alessandro”‘, Palermo - ⁴Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital – ENT Section - ⁵Science