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Is my child deaf

Updated: 9/7/2023
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That is actually quite a complicated question to answer. I am assuming that your partner has the ability to hear? It just depends on the genes that are dominant when the sperm and egg merge. A friend of mine is deaf and her daughter has full hearing abilities. It is possible but if the gene that causes the mother to be deaf is dominant over the gene that allows a person to be able to hear then the child will be deaf. But if the gene that allows the child to hear is dominant over the gene that will cause the child to be deaf then the child will be able to hear. If the mother has a family history of children being deaf it is possible, the liklihood of being deaf increases greatly if the father is deaf as well. I am sure that you can talk to your doctor to get a more specific answer. Good luck.

It also depends on what caused the mother's deafness. Deafness is not always genetically related. Only 10% of deaf children are born to deaf adults.

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The tell-tale signs for us were that our son had a high-pitched cry when he was born.

We were unaware of the hearing problem as he was not given a hearing test at birth. By 9 months we were sure that he could not hear, but no one listened.

At 14 months he was given a hearing test. He was sedated and had pads places on his head. He was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf. By using this test the doctors are now to pick up- at birth- whether a child has a hearing problem.

Our son is now 22 years old, and can carry on a normal conversation on the telephone. We are currently publishing our diary (21 years), So PLEASE VISIT visit Hughan's Diary at the Related Link, listed below:

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What exactly is your question? The chances of having a deaf or hearing child?

If the person you have a child was deaf from hereditary reasons (i.e. there is multiple deaf people in his/her family), that means there is a possibly of having the deaf gene being carried down to your child. Therefore, there is a chance of having a deaf child. But if the deaf person is not deaf due to hereditary reasons, then your child will not be deaf.

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