Influence of a Cold Front on the Onset of Meniere's Disease 2nd Report

Abstract

We investigated the influence of a cold front (CF) on the onset of Meniere's disease (MD) and concluded that the onset of MD was influenced by the passing of a CF. But it was not clear whether patients with MD were stressed by the passing of a CF or the passing of a CF directly influenced the inner ears. Among the patients with MD who visited the Neuro-Otological clinic of the Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital from 1987 to 1992, 67 were sure of the date of the first attack and were chosen for the study. In 36 the first attack was on a day when a CF was passing or on the next day, so they were studied epidemiologically. 1) Age: more of these 36 patients were over 40 years of age than in the group of 31 patients with no definite relationship between CF and MD. 2) Hearing: in the 36 patients hearing was poorer than in the others. © 1994, Japan Society for Equilibrium Research. All rights reserved.