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PHARC - a rare syndrome
PHARC is a very rare syndrome caused by a mutation in the ABHD12 gene. PHARC involves combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness, polyneuropathy and cellular ataxia. Read more about what PHARC is, prevalence, treatment and support.
What is hearing and characteristics of hearing loss?
Hearing is an important sense of distance that allows us to receive information about our surroundings from a distance. Hearing can be used to communicate with sound and speech, but it can also be used for much more.
Laws and regulations about hearing aids in Norway
In Norway, hearing aids are free, and you get them from NAV via a hearing centre at a hospital or an appointment specialist who has an agreement with a health authority. Below is an overview of the laws and regulations concerning hearing aids in Norway that you may want to know about.
Usher syndrome, types and inheritance
Usher syndrome is a rare inherited genetic disorder that leads to combined visual and hearing impairment/deafblindness. Usher syndrome is the most common single cause of deafblindness in people under the age of 65. 50% of all deafblind people under the age of 65 have Usher syndrome. Usher syndrome is not linked to other neurological conditions, only visual and hearing impairment.
Usher syndrome and unreported cases in Norway
Usher syndrome is the most common syndrome leading to deafblindness, and 50% of all deafblind people under the age of 65 have Usher syndrome (Castiglione & Möller, 2022, p. 42). The diagnosis of Usher syndrome can be made on the basis of clinical findings or a genetic test.
Language development in children with cochlear implants in both ears early in life
This is a summary in Norwegian of an exciting research article about Cochlear Implants (CI) and language development in young children. The article was originally written in English and can be found in its entirety at this link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32079817/