Hearing loss and middle ear involvement in rheumatoid arthritis

In this controlled study, hearing and middle ear functions were investigated in 37 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 35 controls in order to study the prevalence and the nature of hearing loss in RA. The prevalence of the hearing impairment was significantly higher in the RA group, and the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rheumatology international 2002-05, Vol.22 (1), p.16-19
Hauptverfasser:	ÖZCAN, Müge, KARAKUS, M. Fatih, GÜNDÜZ, Osman Hakan, TUNCEL, Ümit, SAHIN, Hasan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Cochlea - pathology Cochlea - physiopathology Disability Evaluation Diseases of the osteoarticular system Ear Ossicles - pathology Ear Ossicles - physiopathology Ear, Middle - pathology Ear, Middle - physiopathology Female Functional Laterality - physiology Hearing loss Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology Hearing Loss, Conductive - pathology Hearing Loss, Conductive - physiopathology Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - pathology Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology Hearing protection Humans Inflammatory joint diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Reflex - physiology Rheumatoid arthritis Speech Discrimination Tests Tympanic Membrane - pathology Tympanic Membrane - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	In this controlled study, hearing and middle ear functions were investigated in 37 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 35 controls in order to study the prevalence and the nature of hearing loss in RA. The prevalence of the hearing impairment was significantly higher in the RA group, and the majority was bilateral (P
ISSN:	0172-8172 1437-160X
DOI:	10.1007/s00296-002-0185-z