somewhat relevant topic regarding children

[naisho]

I've been thinking over the years - although I'm no professional in genetics and biology, having pretty much only completed general courses:

2 cases:

If you're born hard of hearing (or deaf), per say, somehow the docs found out immediately.. then it's genetics, that likely means if you bear children, they will have a chance at being hard of hearing, correct?

If some bad incident happened to you during your childhood resulting in you becoming hard of hearing (or deaf) at a young age, (meaning, non-genetically related), does that mean there is a chance that your child would be HoH/deaf too?

Although either way, I wouldn't treat a HoH/deaf child any differently than a normal child.

 

[armymech81]

My kids have better hearing then myself and my wife is deaf. Only time they say it is genetics if there are signs of deafness in the family. My wife was a rare case that was caused by sickness in her mother. Now, it is not genetics in my kids. The chances of them having deaf kids is the same as other hearing ppl. Of course, if we did have a deaf child or have a deaf grandkid, my wife and I don't care and won't treat them any different. I tell my wife that I am the one with the disablity and she is the normal one. If she could hear our kids, they will drive her nuts, like they have done with me.

 

[Reba]

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2 cases:

If you're born hard of hearing (or deaf), per say, somehow the docs found out immediately.. then it's genetics...

Not necessarily.

For example, mom could have rubella while pregnant. That would cause congenital deafness.

Also, not all hereditary deafness shows up right at birth.

...that likely means if you bear children, they will have a chance at being hard of hearing, correct?

There's always a chance. But there's also a chance that two hearing parents could have a deaf child thru the right genetic combination. There are many variables.

If some bad incident happened to you during your childhood resulting in you becoming hard of hearing (or deaf) at a young age, (meaning, non-genetically related), does that mean there is a chance that your child would be HoH/deaf too?

No more so than if the "bad incident" hadn't happened.

If you're in a bad car accident, and your leg is amputed, your children won't be born with only one leg.

Although either way, I wouldn't treat a HoH/deaf child any differently than a normal child.

That's good because Deaf and HoH children are "normal" kids. :P