Climatic variations and pollution on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in Kars, Türkiye
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Doç. Dr. Mustafa Mert BAŞARAN
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Levent ŞAHİN
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (Q1) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0013-9351 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 11-2023 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 237 / 0 / – | DOI | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116985 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116985 | ||
| Özet |
| 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. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Air | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | Climate | Pollution | Vertigo | Weather |
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| WoS | 3 |