People who suffer from migraines are at an increased risk for developing hearing loss, report researchers.
Such individuals are more likely to have lowered otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and auditory brainstem responses (ABR), which are early indicators of impending auditory dysfunction that can lead to hearing loss, they say.
As reported in the American Journal of Otolaryngology, an assessment of 58 migraine sufferers showed that auditory dysfunction symptoms phonophobia (fear of loud noises) and tinnitus were present in 20.7% and 13.8% of individuals, respectively.
