Pendred+Syndrome

Description: This syndrome is a type of deafness and also suffer from thyroid goiter. This is very difficult to break down food into your stomach through this disease. But sometimes the goiter is not found. But this is more often than not called hereditary hearing loss for that is most common in these patients.

Chromosome location: 7q21-34 is the chromosome it is found on.

Treatment:the Pendred Syndrome cannot be cured, but other specialists can help with this syndrome getting worse. Since these people are deaf they should be learning different strategies such as sign language to communicate. this syndrome shuold be checked regularly to avoid it getting worse.

Life Expectancy: The life expectancy does not affect with this disease.

Organizations: Many societies with the pendred syndrome are associated with deafness, such as the American Society of Deaf Children

Emily McCoy Ears, Nose & Throat Disorders