Table 1. Basal characteristics of participants

Characteristic Mean±SD (range)
Age (year) 35.3±11.9 (18–76)
Sex (male:female) 37:69
Duration of symptoms (month) 45.3±53.0 (0.5–240)
Site of symptoms
 Right 34
 Left 22
 Both 50
Hearing threshold (dB) 10.58±8.77 (0–53.33)
Sniffing habit exist 24 (22.6%)
Visual analogue scale (0–10)
 Voice autophony 5.6±2.7
 Breathing-sound autophony 5.8±2.7
 Aural fullness 5.9±2.5
K-PHI score 21.6±10.7
Treatment methods
 Conservative treatment 67
 Surgical treatment 39
K-PHI: Korean version of PHI.