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Name Instructor Course Date Hearing Loss and Connexin 26 Hereditary hearing loss affects approximately a single baby out of every 2000 newborns (Mani, Ram Shankar et al. 2016). Audiologists are professional medical practitioners trained to critically and precisely evaluate and diagnose hearing loss patients and are uniquely involved in carrying out research into the circumstances that contribute to a patient's hearing loss either from hereditary or non-hereditary, syndromic or non-syndromic causes. This role is vital in genetic etiologies as the tests and diagnosis results may be used in offering regarding recurrent risks as well as other potential implications. Audiologists are therefore expected to identify cases of genetics referral, as well as counseling patients and their caregivers on the benefits and limitations that are related to genetic testing. Audiologists are also involved in the interpretation of genetic test results for the respective patients. On the other hand, connexin 26 has stood out as the most common cause of hearing the loss in some parts of the world that include the US, Japan and Europe. This essay, therefore, is focused on analyzing the contributions of audiologists in hereditary diseases as it regards genetic counseling, as well as the role of Connexin in causing hearing loss considering its non-syndromic mutation nature. Audiologists role in attending to hearing loss patients is not only limited to diagnoses and treatment, but extends to offering guidance and counseling regarding the patients' health conditions and recommendations on the best recovery practices. For instance, audiologists, at a minimum, are expected to possess adequate
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