ArticleBMJ open2021
Association between meteorological factors and audiogram configurations in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a cross-sectional study.
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- Epidemiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the era of big data.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Pooled it
- The association of residential greenness and ambient particulate matter with hearing impairment in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults: a nationwide cohort study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Association of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with meteorological factors: a time series study in Hefei, China, and a literature review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Review
- Meteorological extremes and their impact on tinnitus-related emergency room visits: a time-series analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
- Seasonal effects on incidence and outcomes in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
- Association of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with meteorological factors in outpatient: a retrospective analysis.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
- Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI Classification of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Its Clinical Correlates.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialeObservational
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to determine the association between meteorological factors and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) audiogram configurations.
designRetrospective review of medical records from 1 October 2007 to 31 December 2018.
settingA tertiary hospital.
participants510 patients with SSNHL who had data on the exact date of SSNHL onset and underwent audiological evaluation within 14 days were included. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Daily values of meteorological factors, including maximum and minimum temperature, mean temperature and its day-to-day change, diurnal temperature range, atmospheric pressure, mean and maximum wind speed and relative humidity, and seasonal distributions.
resultsAmong the 510 patients (259 women (50.8%); mean (SD) age, 46.4 (15.5) years), 108 (21.2%) displayed ascending patterns, 143 (28.0%) displayed descending patterns, 129 (25.3%) displayed flat patterns and 130 (25.5%) displayed profound patterns of audiograms. The diurnal temperature range on the day of SSNHL onset in patients with profound patterns was significantly higher than that in patient with ascending (mean difference (MD), 2.2°C; 95% CI, 0.7°C to 3.7°C; p=0.001) and descending (MD, 1.5°C; 95% CI, 0.1°C to 2.9°C; p=0.031) patterns. The relative humidity was the highest on the day of SSNHL onset in patients with ascending patterns and showed a significant difference compared with that in patients with profound patterns (MD, 8.0%; 95% CI, 0.7% to 15.3%; p=0.026). Seasonal distribution did not differ among patients with different audiogram configurations.
conclusionsProfound audiogram patterns correlated with high diurnal temperature range, while ascending audiogram patterns correlated with high relative humidity in patients with SSNHL. No correlation was observed between seasons and audiogram configurations.
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