Journal:
:auditory and vestibular research
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nahid heydari department of audiology, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
fahimeh hajiabolhassan department of audiology, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
jamileh fatahi department of audiology, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
shafieh movaseghi rheumatology research center, imam khomeini hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
shohreh jalaie biostatistics, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
background and aim: autoimmune inner ear disease (aied) may accompany certain systemic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and manifest audiovestibular dysfunction. this study aimed to compare the vestibular function between rheumatoid arthritis (ra) patients and normal subjects using cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials and caloric tests. methods: in this cross-sectional study...