Hello, and welcome.
I'm not very "up" on the genetics of hearing loss, but of what I have heard, the gene responsible for a certain type of hearing loss is "recessive" which means that both parents have to be a carriers, and give this gene simultaneously at conception making it a "dominant" gene and hence the trait becomes "visible". If you and you significant other had genetis testing and this marker was found in both of you and was recessive then the chance of passing it on was %25 at most!! If only one of you had the marker, then there was NO CHANCE of passing it on. So, in short, if neither one of you had the marker (or just one) then your child's hearing loss was not "passed on" and may be a complication of another genetically inheritable condition. This is why hearing loss was not mentioned (since hearing loss may not always happen). Hope this helps. How is your son doing? How old is he? Will he require any hearing aid(s)/CI (s)? We would love to hear back from you. Keep in touch.
Maria :)
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