Saeed Basil M N, Omari Alyaa Farouk
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Mosul University, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Nineveh Medical College, Nineveh University, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
J Otol. 2016 Mar;11(1):33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2016.03.002. Epub 2016 Mar 19.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is probably the most common diagnosis at vertigo clinics. Seasonal cycles of several human illnesses could be attributed variously to changes in atmospheric or weather conditions. In this retrospective study, patients with BPPV from January 2010 to December 2012 were studied, and their charts were reviewed. Statistical analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in patients' numbers among different months of the year. Also there is a significant statistical correlation between the numbers of patients with climatic variations especially the temperature. The present paper discusses the possible explanations for these results which confirms the seasonal variations in BPPV, together with a review of literature to view the possible associations with other disorders that causes such seasonality.
良性阵发性位置性眩晕（BPPV）可能是眩晕门诊最常见的诊断病症。几种人类疾病的季节性周期可能分别归因于大气或天气条件的变化。在这项回顾性研究中，对2010年1月至2012年12月期间的BPPV患者进行了研究，并查阅了他们的病历。统计分析显示，一年中不同月份的患者数量存在统计学上的显著差异。此外，患者数量与气候变化尤其是温度之间存在显著的统计相关性。本文讨论了这些结果的可能解释，这些解释证实了BPPV的季节性变化，并回顾了文献以探讨其与导致这种季节性的其他疾病的可能关联。
