The Effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Middle and Inner Ear Functions

Objective: To investigate the middle and inner ear functions, and efferent auditory systems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Thirty-five RA patients and 40 control subjects participated in the study. Pure-tone audiometry, high-frequency audiometry, multifrequency tympanometry, tr...

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Published in:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology 2024-07, Vol.62 (1), p.14-20
Main Authors: Demir, Serpil, Pamukcu, Melih, Erbek, Selim S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
audiology
hearing loss
inner ear
middle ear
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rheumatoid arthritis
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the middle and inner ear functions, and efferent auditory systems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Thirty-five RA patients and 40 control subjects participated in the study. Pure-tone audiometry, high-frequency audiometry, multifrequency tympanometry, transient evoked otoacoustic emissions, and contralateral suppression tests were administered to all participants. Results: Pure-tone hearing thresholds of RA patients were significantly higher at all frequencies except for 2000 Hz, 14,000 Hz, and 16,000 Hz in the right ear and 16,000 Hz in the left ear (p
ISSN:2667-7466
2667-7474
DOI:10.4274/tao.2024.2024-2-2