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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 Apr 3;130(12):1326–1331. doi: 10.1177/00034894211007233

Table 3.

Comparison of migraine features between persistent perceptual-postural dizziness (PPPD) patients who met full migraine headache criteria and those who did not meet full migraine headache criteria. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Feature PPPD patients fulfilling migraine headache criteria
(N=19)
PPPD patients not fulfilling migraine headache criteria
(N=17)
P value
Sensitivity to light 14 (73.7%) 7 (41.2%) 0.09
Sensitivity to sound 10 (52.6%) 5 (29.4%) 0.19
Sensitivity to smells 5 (26.3%) 2 (11.8%) 0.41
Sensitivity to weather changes 6 (31.6%) 1 (5.9%) 0.09
Sinus pressure/facial pain 11 (57.9%) 6 (35.3%) 0.20
Mental fog/confusion 12 (63.2%) 13 (76.5%) 0.48
Family history of migraine 7 (36.8%) 7 (41.2%) 1.00
Family history of Meniere’s disease 4 (21.1%) 1 (5.9%) 0.34
Family history of motion sickness 7 (36.8%) 5 (29.4%) 0.73
Nausea/vomiting during headache 12 (63.2%) 2 (11.8%) 0.005*
Relief of any headache with medications 13 (68.4%) 16 (94.1%) 0.02*
Headache triggered by cold food or liquid 17 (89.5%) 9 (52.9%) 0.02*
Ear pain 13 (68.4%) 2 (11.8%) 0.002*