Some deafness-causing mutations can be silenced with the appropriate gene partner.

Abstract excerpt

Inheritance of a deafness-causing genotype does not necessarily mean that a person will have profound hearing loss. The presence of a modifying gene can change the effect of the deafness genotype. As an example, mutations found commonly among the deaf are at times found among their normal hearing relatives. The implication is that there are genes or gene products whose interactions allow the normal physiological...

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