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ArticleScientific reports2026

Seasonal variation in climate, air pollution, and the incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Tzong-Hann Yang, Shiu-Dong Chung, Herng-Ching Lin, Tsai-Ching Liu

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Tzong-Hann YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shiu-Dong Chung *Research Center of Data Science on Healthcare Industry, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Herng-Ching Lin *School of Health Care Administration, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tsai-Ching Liu *Research Center of Data Science on Healthcare Industry, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. tching@mail.ntpu.edu.tw.

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Abstract

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) represents the most prevalent etiology of vertigo encountered in clinical practice. This study aims to evaluate the associations of seasonality in climate, air pollution, and the incidence of BPPV in Taiwan from 2002 to 2021. Data on BPPV cases were extracted from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2010. We calculated the monthly incidence rates of BPPV episodes per 100,000 participants over a 240-month period, categorizing the data by gender and age groups: 18-44, 45-64, and 65 and above. Meteorological variables (temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine duration) and air pollutants (NO

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Air PollutionBenign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoClimateSeasonsAdolescentAdultAgedAir PollutantsAtmospheric PressureFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedTaiwanTemperatureAir PollutantsAir pollutionAtmospheric pressureBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoNitrogen dioxideSeasonalityTemperature

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