Meteorological extremes and their impact on tinnitus-related emergency room visits: a time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Extreme weather events are rising due to the accelerating pace of climate change. These events impact human health and increase emergency room visits (EV) for many morbidities. Tinnitus is a common cause of EVs within otolaryngology in Germany and Austria. The effect of extreme weather conditions on tinnitus-related EVs is unknown.

Methods

A total of 526 tinnitus-related EVs at a tertiary care hospital in Vienna were identified. A distributed lag non-linear model with a maximum lag period of 14 days was fitted to investigate the immediate and delayed effect of single-day and prolonged (three-day) extreme atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, mean temperature, precipitation and mean wind speed on EV rates. Extreme conditions were defined as the 1st, 5th, 95th, and

SUBMITTER: Haas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976663 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature