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Usher syndrome is a genetic disease causing deaf-blindness. It is essentially progressive retinitis pigmentosa combined with congenital hearing impairment. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and is estimated to occur in 1 in 10,000 people. While this is a rare genetic condition, it represents the major cause of syndromic deafness with blindness. The condition gets its name from British ophthalmologist, C.H. Usher, who in 1914 wrote a paper describing several cases in which the link between congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa was stressed.
Usher syndrome is divided into three types: I, II and III. Children with type I syndrome are born profoundly deaf, and eyesight usually begins degrading after the first decade of life, beginning with night-blindness. They also experience degrading tunnel vision. If identified at a young age, children usually receive a cochlear implant, and some then use spoken language. Many use Sign language. When vision loss is severe or when one is blind one must use tactile signing. Problems with balance are present in people with Usher I and sometimes Usher III, due to the failure of the hair cells of the inner ear. Type II children are hard-of-hearing with stable hearing throughout their lives. Changes in sight in type II cases usually begin later, sometimes only becoming noticeable after the second decade of life. In the type III syndrome, hearing loss as well as retinitis pigmentosa can occur later in life. Hearing loss in Usher III is progressive.
Usher syndrome I
Worldwide, the estimated prevalence of Usher syndrome type I is 3 to 6 per 100,000 people in the general population. More on [ Usher syndrome ]
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Woman with Usher syndrome (deafblind) refused manicure in Neath because she looks "scary". Isn't that illegal?
ScoobyDoofus (Scooby Doofus) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:43:12 -0000
Woman with Usher syndrome (deafblind) refused manicure in Neath because she looks "scary". Isn't that illegal?
RT @retpigmentosa: Usher Syndrome Info http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/usher.asp
blindperspectiv (Alena Roberts) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:44:39 -0000
RT @retpigmentosa: Usher Syndrome Info http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/usher.asp
Usher Syndrome Blog - All I Want for Christmas is a Cure: by Mark DunningI have a confession to make. Jennifer Phi... http://bit.ly/7hVzDU
deafread (DeafRead) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:50:49 -0000
Usher Syndrome Blog - All I Want for Christmas is a Cure: by Mark DunningI have a confession to make. Jennifer Phi... http://bit.ly/7hVzDU
A-Z Deafblindness - An in depth article by Mary Guest, Head of Usher Services at Sense, about Usher syndrome. Includes detailed description of what it is, the symptoms, genetics, transmission, the problems associated with it and what can be done.
Meta Description: [ The Usher Syndrome Page ]
Usher Syndrome - A description of this disease from Retinal Preservation Foundation of South Africa.
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