Nager Syndrome

People have always wondered what kind of syndrome I have. When I took Public Speaking, my first speech was an informative speech. I chose to talk about my syndrome. It was an easy A.. I decided to share that with you guys.. I will always attach photos at the end with more information.

~Tammy

Tammy L. Caudle

COM 115-109 - Public Speaking

Prep Outline - Speech #1

Nager Syndrome

1. Introduction
   1. When growing up, people have always asked me why I am the way I am.
   2. Nager Syndrome is a rare syndrome.
   3. People will have a better understanding on what I have.
   4. The three main points that will be discussed are what Nager Syndrome is, what the distinct characteristics are, and a tiny bit about the rarity of it.

Now I will be talking about what Nager Syndrome is.

1. Body
   1. What is Nager Syndrome?

            i.       It is a condition that affects the development of the first and second branchial arches.

1. The branchial arches are the body structure parts of the face, mandible, ears, and neck.
   1.  The first arches are the nerves and muscles help mammal chew, the use of the lower jaw, and includes two out of three bones that concerns the ears.
   2. The second arches are the nerves and muscles that allows the facial expression to happen, along with the one bone in the middle ear, most of the external bones of the ear, and parts of the bone above the larynx.

 ii.       It’s also a condition that affects the hands and arms.

It’s time to talk about the distinct characteristics that most Nager Syndrome patients have.

1. What are the Distinct Characteristics?

       i.      Non-functional elbows and thumbs.

1. The bone for the elbows may not form or be melded.
2. Thumbs may not have knuckles or be really small, so not able to be of use like normal functional thumbs.

         ii.      Cleft Palate

1. It’s an opening at the tip of the mouth.

         iii.       Hearing Loss

1. The bones in the middle ear are usually not developed correctly, known as conductive hearing loss.
2. 60% of people having this syndrome has the conductive hearing loss.
   1. People usually wear a bone conductive hearing aid so they can hear almost as well as everybody else.
   2. Speech impediment comes along with the hearing loss.

          iv.       Development issues of the arms.

1. The radius bone is non-existent or smaller than it should be.

          v.      Development issues of the lower jaw

1. The lower jaw is very small so it doesn’t grow along with the upper jaw.

Last but not least, how rare is rare?

1. The rarity of the syndrome

            i.      The syndrome is so rare, there has been around 75 cases reported.

            ii.      The actual cause is unknown, but it’s been proved that it’s genetic.

It’s an interesting but a little frustrating syndrome.

III. Conclusion

1. Nager Syndrome is a syndrome that affects different parts of the upper body; It has very distinct characteristics; It’s so rare that there have been around 75 cases reported.
2. Nager syndrome is rare, but now people should have a better understanding on what it is specifically.
3. Since people have always asked me why I am the way I am physically, I have decided that they should be educated about the syndrome.