How possible is it that a cure will be found for Hereditary Deafness?

Scientist are currently working on a cure for this genetic disorder. As of right now only devices are aiding the disease.

http://www.hearinglossweb.com/Medical/cures/cures.htm

What are some Organizations that can help a family cope with a child's disorder?

•  http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/ CC/counseling_background.php
•  http://www.chromodisorder.org/CDO/ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html)
• http://www.geneticalliance.org/ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html)
• http://www.genome.gov/ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html

• http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html)

The website listed in parenthesis is where I got the links for the organizations. 

 

What is everyday life like with Hereditary Deafness? What is the Quality of life?

People with Hereditary Deafness live relatively normal lives. Sign language and hearing devices play a big roll in their lives. Since there hearing is limited, their other senses are heightened.

How can Hereditary Deafness be treated?

Treatment requires a team of trained specialist that determine what the best devices help with hearing loss.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1434/

What is the life expectancy of someone with Hereditary Deafness?

People with Hereditary Deafness have relatively normal life expectancies.

What are the Physical symptoms of Hereditary Deafness?

Hearing lose is the only symptom of Hereditary Deafness.

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/h/hereditary_hearing_loss/symptoms.htm

How is Hereditary Deafness diagnosed?

Physiological Test can be ran at any age to determine if the disease is prominent or



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What are the chances of a person with Hereditary Deafness passing it to their children?

Autosomal Dominant: The Child of a Person who Has Hereditary Deafness and Someone who doesn't have the deficiency, have a 50 percent chance of having the deficiency. 

Autosomal Recessive: The Child of a person who Have Hereditary deafness and Someone who doesn't have the deficiency, have a 25 percent chance of having the deficiency if the Parent who doesn't have the disease is a carrier, or They can be carriers of the deficiency if the Parent who doesn't have the disease doesn't carry the trait. 

X-linked: If the Father has the disease all of his daughters would be carriers of the disease, while his sons are normal. If the Mother has the disease all of her daughters would be carriers of the disease and all of her sons would have the disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1434/#deafness-overview.Genetic_Counseling

How Prevalent is Hereditary Deafness in the Population?

 Almost 28 million Americans have hearing deficiencies. 28 to 60 percent of all cases happen to children who's parents also have hearing deficiencies. 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1434/#deafness-overview.Genetic_Counseling

What are the Possible genotypes of Parents who have children with Hereditary Deafness?

Some possible genotypes of parents who have children with Hereditary Deafness are 

Autosomal Dominant: Dd, DD 

Autosomal Recessive: dd

X-Linked: XdY, XdX, XdXd

How Does a Person Inherit Hereditary Deafness?

Hereditary Deafness can be Autosomal Recessive, Autosomal Dominant, or X-Linked. It all depends on the disease that caused the deafness. It can also be Syndromic or Nonsyndromic. Meaning the hearing deficiency can happen because of a malformation in the external ear, or it can happen because of abnormalities in the middle or inner ear. This Disease is Genetic.



http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1434/#deafness-overview.Causes

What Is a Genetic Counselor?

A Genetic Counselor is Someone who is Trained to help Families learn genetic disorders and give information and support about these disorders. Genetic Counselors must have at least a Masters degree. They have to be Board approved and must go to a training site.


 

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/counselors/
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/Genom_geneticcounselor_c001.shtml