study of auditory function in migraine

ABSTRACT

The association of disorders of hearing and balance with migraine has long been recognized. 38 migrainous patients [study group] subdivided into subgroup I "migrainous during attacks, and subgroup II" migrainous in between attacks", and 20 normal individuals [control group] were chosen and subjected to pure tone audiometry, acoustic impedance, speech audiometry and brain stem evoked response audiometry [BERA]. The results showed that the peripheral auditory system is not affected in migraine while the central auditory system showed minor changes and these findings may support a vascular involvement in migraine