EFFECT OF CLIMATIC ELEMENTS ON THE FREQUENCY OF SECRETORY OTITIS-MEDIA

A relationship between the number of children hospitalized for secreto ry otitis media and climatic elements was observed during a 10-year pe riod (1981-1990). The highest correlation was obtained between the num ber of secretory otits media cases and the number of sunny hours in a month, followed by that between the number of secretory otitis media c ases and the mean monthly temperature and relative air humidity. The l argest number of children were hospitalized for secretory otitis media toward the end of winter, and the lowest toward the end of summer (in August and September).