Table 2. Relationship between CHHF Status and Subjective Hearing Discomfort and Tinnitus

NCHHF CHHF Total P value
Hearing discomfort
  Not uncomfortable 10,630 (89.0) 2,970 (85.5) 13,600 (88.2) < 0.001
  Slightly uncomfortable 1,387 (9.2) 530 (12.0) 1,917 (9.8)
  Very uncomfortable 282 (1.6) 117 (2.4) 399 (1.7)
  Not audible at all 29 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 34 (0.2)
Tinnitus
 Yes 2,561 (19.4) 1,043 (28.1) 3,604 (21.2) < 0.001
  Not uncomfortable 1,710 (69.6) 656 (67.2) 2,366 (69.0) 0.487
  Annoying and distracting 766 (27.5) 348 (29.5) 1114 (28.1)
  Difficult to sleep due to it 85 (2.8) 39 (3.3) 124 (2.9)
Values are given as unweighted number (weighted percentage). P values were calculated using Rao-Scott chi-square test. NCHHF: non-cold hypersensitivity in the hands and feet, CHHF: cold hypersensitivity in the hands and feet