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Will two deaf people have a deaf or hearing child?
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Best answer: People become deaf for variety of reasons. Definitely no impact if it was caused by accident. Even if both are deaf for the same genetic reason , you could still have a hearing child.93% of deaf children are born into hearing families;only 7%are born into deaf families.
Answered 7/5/2012
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