@shawntperryverizonnet Just by posting, you’ve joined! How long have you had RA? Is it pretty well controlled with medication?
Here is an answer to your question from the Arthritis Foundation:
It is possible. Hoarseness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be related to inflammation of the cricoarytenoid joints, which sit adjacent to the vocal cords and help open and close them when you speak or breathe. Hoarseness may be accompanied by swallowing issues. However, this condition is quite uncommon nowadays, and the diagnosis is usually limited to people with longstanding disease – it would be extremely rare in someone with a mild form of RA. I would recommend you discuss this with your rheumatologist and an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor. Together they can make a diagnosis and determine any needed treatment.
You might also go to this discussion where other members are discussing the same problem:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/voice-and-vocal-cord-issues/
Can you could tell us a little more about yourself?