Correlating atmospheric pressure and temperature with Meniere attack. Issue 2 (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Yi-Jia; Wang, Ya-Hui; Young, Yi-Ho
• Is Part Of: Auris nasus larynx. Volume 50:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 235
• Page End: 240
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: Meniere attack -- Meteorological parameters -- Atmospheric pressure -- Typhoon; Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.07.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0385-8146

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: This paper correlated the Meniere attack with meteorological parameters i.e. atmospheric pressure, temperature, relative humidity and rainfall, to investigate which parameters that trigger the Meniere attack. Methods: During the past three years, totally 283 (2015), 351 (2016) and 319 (2017) patients with Meniere's disease (MD) were encountered at a clinic of the university hospital, accounting for 13%, 17% and 16% incidence in relation to overall annual neurotological cases, respectively. The onset of Meniere attack was then correlated with meteorological parameters. Results: The mean seasonal incidence of Meniere attack in relation to overall seasonal neurotological cases in 2015-2017 were 14.8 ± 2.8% (spring), 17.5 ± 2.2% (summer), 16.0 ± 1.8 % (autumn) and 12.8 ± 2.0% (winter), indicating that summer season had a higher incidence of Meniere attacks than winter season. Onset of Meniere attacks correlated significantly with the atmospheric pressure ( r = -0.4484, p = 0.0061) and temperature ( r = 0.4736, p = 0.0035), and the atmospheric pressure was highly negatively correlated with the temperature ( r = -0.9421, p < 0.0001). In contrast, no correlation was identified between the onset of Meniere attacks and relative humidity or rainfall. The atmospheric pressure in the same month with typhoon compared with that without typhoon revealed a median reduction of 13.1 hectopascal. Conclusion: Atmospheric pressure and temperature are correlated with the onset of Meniere attack. Summer season has a higher incidence of Meniere attack than winter season, likely because low atmospheric pressure in summer may aggravate endolymphatic hydrops, especially when accompanied by typhoons in the northwest Pacific region.