It is critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/bsp-iic042216.php

Public Release: 22-Apr-2016
It is critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment
The objective of this review is to evaluate published clinical reports related to hearing impairment in patients with RA. Furthermore, we discuss possible pathologies and associated factors as well as new treatment modalities
Bentham Science Publishers

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the commonest autoimmune arthritis affecting 1% of the general population. Despite its main articular manifestations, RA can involve extra-articular organs including the auditory system.

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