Are your parents/children hearing or deaf? - Page 2

Peachy Lady · 01-21-2004, 05:25 PM

I became deaf when I was 20 months old from spinal menigitis. I do not have any hearing at all. My parents were hearing, and became late-deafened when they were in their 50's.

Ginette · 01-29-2004, 09:26 PM

My Parents are hearing.
My sister and I are both deaf.
Caused by recessive genes from both parents.

In-Laws are hearing.
My husband is hearing.
My Two girls are both hearing.

My sister and I decided to research our family tree, we managed to get as far back as the 1400s. We found one ancestor that was institutionalized from age 2 to death, on my mothers side. On my father's side we found another ancestor that was placed in an institution her whole life. It could be because they were deaf.

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01-21-2004, 05:25 PM	#31 (permalink)
Peachy Lady Feeling peachy-keen today Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,172	I became deaf when I was 20 months old from spinal menigitis. I do not have any hearing at all. My parents were hearing, and became late-deafened when they were in their 50's.

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01-29-2004, 09:26 PM	#32 (permalink)
Ginette Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 117	My Parents are hearing. My sister and I are both deaf. Caused by recessive genes from both parents. In-Laws are hearing. My husband is hearing. My Two girls are both hearing. My sister and I decided to research our family tree, we managed to get as far back as the 1400s. We found one ancestor that was institutionalized from age 2 to death, on my mothers side. On my father's side we found another ancestor that was placed in an institution her whole life. It could be because they were deaf.