Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the joints. Middle ear joints may be subject to rheumatic involvement similar to other joints in the body. Results from previous studies examining audiological characteristics…
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Overview
Symptoms
Etiology
Diagnoses
Pharmacological Treatment
Extra-articular manifestations
Middle Ear
Middle Ear: Anatomy
Middle Ear: Diagnostic Tests
Wideband Reflectance
Normative Values in Adults
Energy Reflectance (ER) and Middle Ear Disorders
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and the Auditory System
RA and Hearing Loss
RA and Middle Ear Function
Summary and Purpose:
Chapter 3: Research Questions and Hypothesis
Chapter 4: Methods
Participants
Procedures
Audiometric Measures
Standard Immittance
Multi-frequency Tympanometry
ER and DPOAE Measures
Preliminary Data
Statistical Analysis
Chapter 5: Results
Preliminary Data: Location Differences
Preliminary Data: Test Order
Audiometric Measures
Standard Immittance
Multi-frequency Tympanometry
Energy Reflectance (ER) Measures
DPOAE Measures
RA Disease Activity and Audiological Measures
Chapter 6: Discussion
Audiometric Measures
Standard Immittance
Multi-frequency Tympanometry
ER and DPOAE Measures
RA Demographics
Chapter 7: Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Author: Roberts, Caroline Marie
Source: University of Maryland
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