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Old 05-04-2008, 08:40 PM   #20 (permalink)
Hear Again
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Originally Posted by vallee View Post
Hear Again thanks for explaining Usher's. I really know nothing about it. How common is it?
Valee,

You're welcome. From what I've read, about 3 to 6% of all children who are deaf and another 3 to 6% of children who are hard of hearing have Ushers. In the U.S. about every 4 babies in 100,000 births have Ushers.
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Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with Freedom BTE
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Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06


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