Weather sensitivity
Sensitivity to weather or meteoropathy or meteorotropism means an oversensitivity to weather phenomena such as B. air pressure fluctuations, hair dryer , heat waves, changing humidity , oppressive air or thunderstorms . It affects general well-being, mood and performance. Weather sensitivity is a largely unexplored medical phenomenon of meteorotropy . The causes discussed are fluctuations in air pressure and so-called atmospherics ( sferics for short ). So far there are no medical studies that show a causal relationship between weather and well-being; only a statistical correlation is proven (certain changes in well-being occur more frequently when the weather changes). At the same time, "there is much to suggest that when unspecific symptoms occur, the weather is often seen as the trigger", which is why further studies are necessary for a final assessment.
Sensitivity to the weather is not considered a disease , but means a reduced ability to cope with natural weather changes. There is an increased responsiveness or decreased stimulus threshold of the autonomic nervous system .
A distinction must be made between weather sensitivity and weather sensitivity , which manifests itself in the worsening of existing diseases, local complaints and pain.
See also
literature
- P. Höppe, S. von Mackensen, D. Nowak, E. Piel: Prevalence of weather sensitivity in Germany. German Medical Weekly 20472012-002; 127, pp. 15-20 ( PDF ).
- Dietmar Assman: Man's sensitivity to weather. Causes and pathogenesis of biological weather effects. 2nd Edition. Jena 1963.
Web links
- The weather (script for the WDR series "Quarks & Co". PDF; 1.3 MB)
- Elena Schad: The weatherman in my head. FAZ , November 21, 2014.
- [1] German weather service, hazard index weather sensitivity
