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Association Between Headaches and Tinnitus in Young Adults: Cross‐Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Guichard Elie,
Montagni Ilaria,
Tzourio Christophe,
Kurth Tobias
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/head.12845
Subject(s) - migraine , aura , odds ratio , tinnitus , medicine , confidence interval , headaches , cross sectional study , migraine with aura , physical therapy , audiology , psychiatry , pathology
Objective To study the association between migraine and tinnitus in a large, cross‐sectional study among students. Background Tinnitus has been associated with various pain syndromes, including headaches. However, prior studies were mainly conducted among elderly adults. Methods Cross‐sectional study among 5729 participants of the French internet‐based Students Health Research Enterprise (i‐Share) cohort. Health, personal and lifestyle habits, and socio‐demographics characteristics as well as headache/migraine symptoms and tinnitus, were recorded in a standardized questionnaire based on self‐reports. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between the students’ headache status and tinnitus. Results The 5729 participants had a mean age of 20.8 years (standard deviation 2.8 years), 75.4% were female, and 1645 reported migraine. An association was found between the students’ headache status and tinnitus after adjustment for confounding variables. Tinnitus was reported by 8.9% of participants with migraine, 7.3% of patients with migraine without aura, and 10.8% of participants with migraine with aura. The adjusted odds ratios of tinnitus were 1.77 (95% confidence interval, 1.36–2.30) for migraine and 1.38 (0.98–1.92) for non‐migraine headache. The association was stronger for students with migraine with aura (odds ratio = 2.10, 95% confidence interval 1.54–2.86) than for migraine without aura (odds ratio = 1.51, 95% confidence interval 1.09–2.07). Conclusion We found an association between migraine and tinnitus among young individuals, which was strongest for the subgroup migraine with aura.