The purpose of this GeneReview is to:
Describe the audiometric and clinical aspects of genetic hearing loss;
Review the causes of genetic hearing loss;
Review the differential diagnosis of genetic hearing loss;
Explain the evaluation strategy to identify the genetic cause of hearing loss in a proband;
Review the management of genetic hearing loss;
Inform the genetic counseling of an individual with genetic hearing loss and their family members.
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