The effect of active rheumatoid arthritis on hearing impairment.

Objective: To assess hearing loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and to explore its association with disease attributes and activity.

Methods: The cross-sectional case-control study was conducted from June to December 2022 at Al-Imamein Al- Kadhimein Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq, and comprised rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy controls of either gender aged 18-45 years. Data was collected using electronic instruments and a physical examination, including pure tone audiometry and tympanogram.