Middle Ear Mechanics in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Published in: Audiology Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 136 - 146
• Main Authors: Colletti, Vittorio, Fiorino, Francesco G., Bruni, Leonardo, Biasi, Domenico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Taylor & Francis 01.05.1997; Decker Periodicals, Inc
• Subjects: Acoustic Impedance Tests; Adult; Aged; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Ear Ossicles - physiology; Female; Hearing Loss, Conductive - diagnosis; Hearing Loss, Conductive - physiopathology; Humans; Joint abnormalities; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple-frequency; Resonant frequency; Rheumatoid arthritis; tympanometry

The incudo-malleolar and incudo-stapedial joints are true diarthroses and therefore may be subject to the same rheumatic lesions as any other articulation in the body. The existence of this involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however, is highly controversial. The present study investigates mod...