Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied groups
From: A study of cochlear and auditory pathways in patients with tension-type headache
Demographic and clinical characteristics | TTH patients (n =23) | Controls (n = 26) |
|---|---|---|
Male/female | 16/7 | 17/9 |
Age, years | 18-52 (34.17 ± 9.15) | 24-51 (34.88 ± 7.88) |
Type of TTH | - | |
Infrequent episodic TTH | 0 | |
Frequent episodic TTH | 16 (69.6 %) | |
Chronic TTH | 7 (30.4 %) | |
Months from the onset of TTH | Mean 79; SD 87; Range 3-360 | |
Auditory-related symptoms | ||
Phonophobia as premonitory symptom | 6 (26.1 %) | - |
Phonophobia as complicating symptom | 8 (34.8 %) | |
Noise as trigger | 7 (20.4 %) |