[Climatic variations and vertigo diseases in outpatients clinic of ENT].

Objective

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between climatic variations and vertigo diseases in outpatients clinic of ENT.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of patients in the vertigo clinic of the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University in 2019 was performed, and basic information, onset date and related data were recorded, and 12 months of meteorological data were recorded. Spearman rank correlation was used for data analysis. To analyze the relationship between climatic variations and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo （BPPV） vestibular migraine （VM）, Meniere's disease （MD）.

Results

There were correlations between BPPV patients and change in atmospheric pressure, the average water atmospheric pressure, minimum relative humidity or change in temperature. There was no correlation between BPPV patients and sunshine exposure or wind speed. There were correlations between VM patients and change in atmospheric pressure or change in temperature. There was no correlation between VM patients and humidity, sunshine exposure or wind speed. There were correlations between MD patients and change in atmospheric pressure, minimum relative humidity or average relative humidity. There was no correlation between MD patients and change in temperature, sunshine exposure or wind speed.

Conclusion

The onset of BPPV, VM, and MD are all related to changes in air pressure. Two or three diseases in the same patient may have a common cause. In the future, we can learn more about the pathophysiological correlation of the three. Patients with vertigo should pay attention to weather changes and prepare medications in advance.