Got may gene result for one hearing gene. The good news is that one is normal. The bad news is that I still don't know why the hell I have progressive hearing loss. I seen a genetics MD on 9-6-11. Uhh I going deaf slowly and I just can't get the one answer I want more that anything WHY!!!
Got The Result of one gene test
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probably damaged your hearing cells, the stem cells when you were younger (med, drugs, music, expose to loud sounds). Physical trait rather than gene/chemical trait that is affecting your hearing.
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I never knew why i was born deaf, I just got on with it.
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pretty much the same. born profound deaf, never really cared why. Maybe someday, I'll go to the docs for a gene test. It is interesting to know why though.
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CNICE - Allow me to give you a bit of an insight..
Even if you know the WHY you're going deaf - youre usually fucked anyways.
May as well make the leap and get the CI right now since you profess so much about it, Cnice.
Even if you know the WHY you're going deaf - youre usually fucked anyways.
May as well make the leap and get the CI right now since you profess so much about it, Cnice.
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What kind of gene test was it, and where did you go for it? I sort of agree that it doesn't much matter (unless you are planning to have children), but it would be interesting to know.
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Gene Test
I want to clarify something about what some may be calling a "gene test".
Using DNA there is a company that has discovered the gene shows you will become deaf "at some point " in your life. What your talking about I think is something different. The company that discovered the pacement of this gene on the DNA panel test..Ownes the right to all research. I know this as a fact.
They can indeed look at your DNA for possible misplacement or extra genes.
But the company I am talking about owns all right to the research and development of this newly discovered "deaf gene." DNA showed I have an extra gene that probably is this "deaf gene" but I could not be told for certain.
There is no I had the gene test and its ok..No..I am talking about something completely different and if developed this company will then have a test that will tell at birth if your child carries this "deaf gene". What it mean is the child wil lose their hearing probably with in a short period of time, but at any point of their life. I lost my hearing overnight, there was nothing wrong with me when that happened it was before my Brain Injury. So, having some one tell you they tested your genes and they are healthy is great to know, but is not at all what I am talking about......My advice, prepare for what you know is happening , I wish I had that chance, learn some form of communication, ASL, or another. and read about the side effects, the endless noise causing loss of sleep, the vertigo, and the acceptance of what is now a part of you. Peace and Best Wishes..Midnight♥♥♥
I want to clarify something about what some may be calling a "gene test".
Using DNA there is a company that has discovered the gene shows you will become deaf "at some point " in your life. What your talking about I think is something different. The company that discovered the pacement of this gene on the DNA panel test..Ownes the right to all research. I know this as a fact.
They can indeed look at your DNA for possible misplacement or extra genes.
But the company I am talking about owns all right to the research and development of this newly discovered "deaf gene." DNA showed I have an extra gene that probably is this "deaf gene" but I could not be told for certain.
There is no I had the gene test and its ok..No..I am talking about something completely different and if developed this company will then have a test that will tell at birth if your child carries this "deaf gene". What it mean is the child wil lose their hearing probably with in a short period of time, but at any point of their life. I lost my hearing overnight, there was nothing wrong with me when that happened it was before my Brain Injury. So, having some one tell you they tested your genes and they are healthy is great to know, but is not at all what I am talking about......My advice, prepare for what you know is happening , I wish I had that chance, learn some form of communication, ASL, or another. and read about the side effects, the endless noise causing loss of sleep, the vertigo, and the acceptance of what is now a part of you. Peace and Best Wishes..Midnight♥♥♥
Cleveland Clinic
I got the test done at the Cleveland Clinic(For one gene that might be the culprit). The reason I am investigating this is me and my wife are trying for a child. Also when I was first diagnoses at 22 the relatives that could have given me the proper information on this family curse had all passed away. God forbid if one of my children has this issue I want to be able to give them a better answer than the yearbook one.
I got the test done at the Cleveland Clinic(For one gene that might be the culprit). The reason I am investigating this is me and my wife are trying for a child. Also when I was first diagnoses at 22 the relatives that could have given me the proper information on this family curse had all passed away. God forbid if one of my children has this issue I want to be able to give them a better answer than the yearbook one.
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I had a genetic test done when I was a baby so they didn't find anything and I'm a mystery
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So are you going to tell your kids that they are defective if that gene is different?
Even much so if it was genetically based deafness and you are in 100% support of curing deafness/fixing deafness like you have displayed in the past - why even bother to breed?
Even much so if it was genetically based deafness and you are in 100% support of curing deafness/fixing deafness like you have displayed in the past - why even bother to breed?
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"has this issue" ?? What issue ? Being deaf? Ouch.
No one is defective
I communicated my meaning poorly. When I was diagnosed I was completely unprepared for it. I have no issue with my hearing loss except I have no explanation for why this happened, how fast it is going & what decisions I will have to make regarding my career(Depend on my hearing at this time), my family(My wife has bee an angel but she has no experience with hearing loss) & if my child has hearing loss I want to be able to give them the answers they need to make the same decisions sooner in their lives as opposed to later. That is why I want to know why.
I communicated my meaning poorly. When I was diagnosed I was completely unprepared for it. I have no issue with my hearing loss except I have no explanation for why this happened, how fast it is going & what decisions I will have to make regarding my career(Depend on my hearing at this time), my family(My wife has bee an angel but she has no experience with hearing loss) & if my child has hearing loss I want to be able to give them the answers they need to make the same decisions sooner in their lives as opposed to later. That is why I want to know why.
I had progressive hearing loss, now I'm deaf. It took me long time to accept it... My advice to you is live one day at time, there are solutions for your problem maybe consider having a CI... In my case I realize that I don't have a choice I was losing my hearing so I learned how to live with my new condition and be happy. Let me tell you something I have no idea why I had progressive hearing loss and I'm don't care why...
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I looked at the gene clinic websites. It says that a negative gene test doesn't mean that you don’t have a particular syndrome because you may have an allele or polymophism not detected by the test.
If the correct candidate gene is tested, and if I have a known allele, I might get an answer. For around 800 dollars out of my pocket. If the wrong candidate gene is tested, or I have an unknown allele, testing is a waste of time and money. So why get tested?
I looked at the gene clinic websites. It says that a negative gene test doesn't mean that you don’t have a particular syndrome because you may have an allele or polymophism not detected by the test.
If the correct candidate gene is tested, and if I have a known allele, I might get an answer. For around 800 dollars out of my pocket. If the wrong candidate gene is tested, or I have an unknown allele, testing is a waste of time and money. So why get tested?
Other issue
I have had other medical issues most the most serious type 1 diabetes(80% of my family are diabetic). Since my loss is progressing to the point of really being an issue(up until recently it was just a minor irritation). I just got a little sick and tired of things going wrong with me without a good explanation as to why.
I have had other medical issues most the most serious type 1 diabetes(80% of my family are diabetic). Since my loss is progressing to the point of really being an issue(up until recently it was just a minor irritation). I just got a little sick and tired of things going wrong with me without a good explanation as to why.