Karacan I, Karatas M
Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
J Sex Marital Ther. 1995 Winter;21(4):239-47. doi: 10.1080/00926239508414643.
This study assessed characteristics of sexual dysfunction in sleep apnea and the efficacy of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Twenty-two men with sleep apnea syndrome and also sexual dysfunction served as subjects in this study. Tests included physical, psychological, neurological, and penile vascular examinations, along with polysomnography, nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT), and penile rigidity. All patients clinically had a history of snoring and difficulty getting and maintaining erections. Results indicate that erectile dysfunction in patients with sleep apnea could be related to patient's age and chronic cerebral hypoxia due to apnea. Treatment with CPAP relieved erectile dysfunction in one-third of these patients.
本研究评估了睡眠呼吸暂停患者性功能障碍的特征以及持续气道正压通气（CPAP）治疗的疗效。22名患有睡眠呼吸暂停综合征且伴有性功能障碍的男性作为本研究的受试者。检查包括体格、心理、神经和阴茎血管检查，以及多导睡眠图、夜间阴茎勃起（NPT）和阴茎硬度检测。所有患者临床上均有打鼾病史以及勃起功能障碍。结果表明，睡眠呼吸暂停患者的勃起功能障碍可能与患者年龄以及呼吸暂停导致的慢性脑缺氧有关。CPAP治疗使三分之一的此类患者勃起功能障碍得到缓解。
