TIL that white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf. This condition is called "Congenital sensorineural deafness in cats" and quite common. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conβ¦
TIL that 65-85% of blue eyed white cats are born deaf. Congenital sensorineural deafness is most common in pure white cats and can occur regardless of eye colour, but has a much higher chance in those with blue eyes. wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenβ¦
My friend once had a deaf white cat. Apparently itβs a common thing: congenital sensorineural deafness. Most common in those with blue eyes.
This is Bento. He is a rescue and he has Congenital sensorineural deafness. Heβs turned out to be the best cat and we love him dearly π
White cats and (congenital sensorineural) deafness?
I stumbled upon this page which talks about the correlation between white fur and deafness in cats. You can read about it here. Any white cat owners who can attest to its legitimacy?
TIL congenital deafness in cats is seen almost exclusively in white cats. In addition, if a white cat has two blue eyes, it is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf. Cats with one blue eye are twice as likely to be deaf. icatcare.org/advice/inherβ¦
Individuals with non-migraine headache have a higher risk for tinnitus, sensorineural hearing impairment, and sudden deafness when compared to individuals without chronic headache, a study in PLoS One suggests. clinicalpainadvisor.com/hβ¦
TIL that white cats are highly likely to have congenital deafness. Cats with two blue eyes are more likely to be deaf than those with non-blue eyes or just one blue eye. www2.vet.cornell.edu/depaβ¦
Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss Question
I've had congenital Sensorineural hearing loss since I was born (14 Now) and basically my dad says I can't do football or stuff where I get hit in the head because he says it makes my hearing worse. I've looked this up a bunch and haven't found anything saying that hearing loss gets worse from hits to the head. So is it true or not true?
Cats with congenital deafness and mixed eye color will usually have the deaf ear on the blue eyed side. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaβ¦
TIL that there are over 20,000 adults suffering from congenital rubella syndrome in the USA after their mums caught Rubella in the 60s. They suffer deafness, blindness and neurological problems. edition-m.cnn.com/2016/09β¦
Gene therapy durably reverses congenital deafness in mice medicalxpress.com/news/20β¦
TIL that those with congenital amusia (the hereditary βtone-deafnessβ present in 4% of the population) display an impaired ability to identify & imitate sentences that contain changes in pitch among words - a.k.a. someoneβs βtone of voiceβ. This suggests amusia can subtly impair language processing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuβ¦
Researchers have used gene therapy to restore hearing in adult a mouse model of congenital deafness. genengnews.com/news/gene-β¦
Gene therapy durably reverses congenital deafness in mice medicalxpress.com/news/20β¦
In what form (or forms) are the thoughts of people who have congenital deafness? Are they purely visual? How is thought constructed?
As a hearing person, I have an inner monologue in my own voice and in the imagined voices of others, but I wonder: what is going on in the heads of those who have never heard language? I am fascinated by the notion of this sensory experience of the world, visual, felt on the skin and in the bones (in gesture and proprioceptively).
I also wonder: how do people with congenital deafness or profound hearing loss from infancy learn to read?
I took a picture of Snow White today. [she is deaf which is a congenital deafness caused by a degeneration of the inner ear]
Absence of a thyroid hormone during development leads surprisingly to congenital deafness in mouse study sciencedaily.com/releasesβ¦
Gene Therapy Restores Congenital Deafness genengnews.com/news/gene-β¦
TIL that 65-85 percent of blue-eyed white cats are deaf compared to a deafness rate of only 17-20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes. Interestingly, in white cats with only one blue eye, it has been shown that deafness more often affects the ear on the blue eyed side. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conβ¦
how to teach someone congenital deafness to Keep silent?
Thought Iβd share my absolute queen. She is known as a βPolydactylβ A congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly, which causes the cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws. (In her case, all her paws - in total 27 toes) reddit.com/gallery/qb6eyc
The blockade, congenital deafness and the language of the peoples en.cubadebate.cu/news/201β¦
The discovery of a vital molecule that regulates breathing could lead to better targeting and treatment of respiratory conditions ranging from congenital deafness, to respiratory conditions, and serious syndromes that affect skin, vision, and hearing. www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsanβ¦
Client: Shes not pooped in 3 days, also her back has gotten worse! Cats spine: γ°οΈ love congenital defects
TIL that 65-85 percent of blue-eyed white cats are deaf compared to a deafness rate of only 17-20 percent of white cats with nonblue eyes. Interestingly, in white cats with only one blue eye, it has been shown that deafness more often affects the ear on the blue eyed side. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conβ¦
My cat has a congenital abnormality - this is how she walks (-yes she pees & poops normally) v.redd.it/1qyn1yn56g081
