Can an infant have both syndromic and non-syndromic hearing loss?
A. No, infants with hearing loss have either a non-syndromic form or a syndromic form. Genetic causes of hearing loss can be “syndromic” or “nonsyndromic”. Syndromic means that a person has other related symptoms besides hearing loss. For example, some people with hearing loss are also blind. Usher’s Syndrome is one example. There are many different syndromes that have hearing loss as one of the symptoms. “Nonsyndromic” means that the person does not have any other symptoms related to the hearing loss. Whatever caused the hearing loss does not cause any other symptoms. The more common type of genetic hearing loss is “nonsyndromic” which includes 2/3 of all genetic hearing losses. A very common “nonsyndromic” hearing loss is caused by one gene known as Connexin 26 (abbreviated CX26). CX26 alone is the cause in about 1/3 of all children with a non-syndromic genetic hearing loss. Non-genetic hearing loss is most often caused by illness or trauma before birth or during the birth process. O
No, infants with hearing loss have either a non-syndromic form or a syndromic form. Genetic causes of hearing loss can be “syndromic” or “nonsyndromic”. Syndromic means that a person has other related symptoms besides hearing loss. For example, some people with hearing loss are also blind. Usher’s Syndrome is one example. There are many different syndromes that have hearing loss as one of the symptoms. “Nonsyndromic” means that the person does not have any other symptoms related to the hearing loss. Whatever caused the hearing loss does not cause any other symptoms. The more common type of genetic hearing loss is “nonsyndromic” which includes 2/3 of all genetic hearing losses. A very common “nonsyndromic” hearing loss is caused by one gene known as Connexin 26 (abbreviated CX26). CX26 alone is the cause in about 1/3 of all children with a non-syndromic genetic hearing loss. Non-genetic hearing loss is most often caused by illness or trauma before birth or during the birth process. Olde
