Basaran Mustafa Mert, Sahin Levent
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Kars, 36000, Turkey.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Kars, 36000, Turkey.
Environ Res. 2023 Nov 15;237(Pt 1):116985. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116985. Epub 2023 Aug 23.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common diagnosis for peripheral vertigo. Although pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear, BPPV is mostly idiopathic and factors related to BPPV are still being investigated. Knowing these factors can contribute to the prevention and management of BPPV. In this study, we investigated the correlations between climatic variations, pollution, and BPPV retrospectively. 262 patients diagnosed with BPPV between 2019 and 2021 in Kars, Türkiye, were included in our study. Meteorological parameters were obtained from Turkish State Meteorological Service. Horizontal BPPV increased significantly with the humidity (p < 0.05). In addition, carbon monoxide levels significantly increased the potantial of BPPV (p < 0.05). Surprisingly, BPPV increased in the summertime and showed a significant relationship with humidity. We believe this change is related with the city-specific features as it is the coldest place in the country, emigrant province and crowded in the summer times.
良性阵发性位置性眩晕（BPPV）是周围性眩晕最常见的诊断类型。尽管其病理生理机制尚不清楚，但BPPV大多为特发性，与BPPV相关的因素仍在研究中。了解这些因素有助于BPPV的预防和管理。在本研究中，我们回顾性调查了气候变化、污染与BPPV之间的相关性。我们的研究纳入了2019年至2021年期间在土耳其卡尔斯诊断为BPPV的262例患者。气象参数来自土耳其国家气象局。水平半规管BPPV随湿度显著增加（p<0.05）。此外，一氧化碳水平显著增加了BPPV的发病可能性（p<0.05）。令人惊讶的是，BPPV在夏季增加，并且与湿度呈显著关系。我们认为这种变化与该城市的特定特征有关，因为它是该国最冷的地方、移民省份且夏季人口密集。
