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hard of hearing question

RussianMommyRussianMommy member
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does anyone know of hard of hearing families where 1 parent is HOH and one is not but kids turned out hearing perfectly fine? is this rare?
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  • Emerson2007Emerson2007
    My oldest was born with a hearing loss, so with all the families we have met through therapy, school and special events, yes, I have seen several parents with kids that had normal hearing. One father had 3 kids (he was very hard of hearing) 1 had a hearing loss and 2 did not. Another mother was deaf and her twins were normal hearing but they had to be in speech because she could not personally expose them to her sound since she signed with them. I think both parents have to have a recessive gene and then it is around 1in 4. Not sure what the % is for 1 parent. It is still very rare but just because a parent has a loss doesn't automatically mean the child will also. This is my opinion from what I have learned in the last 5 years.
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  • RussianMommyRussianMommy member
    thanks. it is my biggest fear to have a child with a hearing loss. i have it and it sucks big time!
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member

    imageRussianMommy:
    thanks. it is my biggest fear to have a child with a hearing loss. i have it and it sucks big time!

    There could be a WHOLE LOTTA other stuff that sucks much, much more than hearing loss.

    You are uniquely prepared for a child with hearing loss.

    As a mother of a child with hearing loss, it "sucking big time" is not something I ever want my child to say. EVER. A hearing deficit can be 'fixed' or at least worked around. Other stuff, not so much.

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  • RussianMommyRussianMommy member
    i think i have spoken to you under a different SN before and you asked me for my reasons on why I hated it so much. i know you don't want your child to hate it, and i understand that, but it does have a lot of downsides.
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member

    I figured you could be the same person, but didn't recognize the screen name. So, Hi there!

    I realize for you that the hearing loss experience has been less than ideal, but you also have to consider the audience you are posting to on this board. There are moms here dealing with a lot of unfixable stuff. They would gladly trade you your hearing loss for what they're dealing with.

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  • maisighmaisigh

    Having a child with hearing loss is one of the easier "disabilities" to support. I understand that it may suck and is hard for you to handle, but that is not the best attitude to have about disabilities. Supporting people with disabilities is my life's work and in my experience, that is a disability that can be easily circumvented or supported so the person essentially lives a normal life. There are some disabilities that need nearly minute by minute scheduling to avoid a behavioural meltdown and everything locked away if only to keep the person safe. 

    There are supports like hearing aids, implants, sign language, knowing how to speak so you are easier to hear, lip reading are all available to you and I'm sure you know all of this and more. For those who don't, on the other hand, they have a little more info. 

    I mean, in no way whatsoever, to demean or trivialise your hardship, but only to bring perspective to this disability and others and light to some supports that can be and already are available to those with hearing loss.

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  • mollybloommollybloom member

    I am labeled as having profound hearing loss. I have no hearing out of my left ear. My right ear tests within a normal range of hearing, with the exception of high frequencies.

    DD has no hearing issues, or at least none that were profound enough to be detected at the hearing test after her birth.

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  • rakle99rakle99 member

    There are more instances of children with hearing loss with hearing parents than there are children of parents with hearing loss.

    Do you know what your hearing loss is caused from? If it is not genetic, then there isn't a chance for you to pass that along to your child. If you are very anxious about this, you may want to have genetic testing for yourself and use that to decide whether or not you want to have biological kids.

    One thing to remember is that if you do end up having a child with hearing loss, they will not have the same experience as you, because deaf education and assistive technology has come such a long way since you were growing up, that kids these days have so many more opportunities than you did.  It is also important to remember that children will emulate what their parents feel and react to regarding their own disability. You will have the ability to mold your child's attitude towards having a hearing loss based on how you feel about your own and how you react to your child.

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