New Otolaryngology Study Results Reported from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital (Seasonal Variation In Peripheral Vestibular Disorders Based On Korean Population Data): Health and Medicine – Otolaryngology

South Korea Daily Report

2024 JUN 05 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at South Korea Daily Report -- Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine - Otolaryngology. According to news originating from Goyang, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Comprehensive studies in which the seasonal variation in peripheral vestibular disorders was evaluated using data from an entire population are insufficient. The seasonal variation in peripheral vestibular disorders based on data from the entire Korean population was investigated in the present study.”

Financial support for this research came from National Health Insurance Service dataset.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, “Retrospective data from the National Health Insurance Service of Korea from 2008 to 2020 was analyzed. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular neuritis (VN), and Meniere’s disease (MD) were defined based on diagnostic, treatment, or audiovestibular test codes. The seasonal incidence for each peripheral vestibular disorder was calculated among all study subjects. For the entire study cohort, the incidence of BPPV was significantly higher in spring (odds ratio [OR] = 1.031, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.026-1.037), autumn (OR = 1.024, 95% CI = 1.019-1.029), and winter (OR = 1.051, 95% CI = 1.046-1.056) than in summer. The incidence of VN was significantly lower in winter (OR = 0.917, 95% CI = 0.907-0.927) than in summer. The incidence of MD was significantly higher in spring (OR = 1.027, 95% CI = 1.015-1.039) and autumn (OR = 1.029, 95% CI = 1.017-1.041) and significantly lower in winter (OR = 0.919, 95% CI = 0.908-0.931) than in summer. Differences were also observed in seasonal variation based on sex and age. Significant seasonal variation occurred in peripheral vestibular disorders including BPPV, VN, and MD based on the entire Korean population data.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Furthermore, seasonal variation showed differences based on sex and age.”

For more information on this research see: Seasonal Variation In Peripheral Vestibular Disorders Based On Korean Population Data. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2024;9(3). Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Hyun Seung Choi, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, 100 Ilsan Ro, Goyang 10444, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Junhui Jeong, Hyun Taek Jung and Tae Mi Youk.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1254. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.