Treatment of chronic renal failure will become necessary. This may include dietary modifications, fluid restriction, and other treatments. Ultimately, chronic renal failure progresses to end-stage renal disease , requiring dialysis or transplantation. Loss of hearing is likely to be permanent. Counseling and education to increase coping skills, and learning new skills such as lip reading or sign language may be of some benefit.
Hearing aids are helpful.
Young men with Alport syndrome should use hearing protection in noisy environments. Genetic counseling may be recommended because of the inherited pattern of the disorder. In women, there is usually a normal life span with no manifestation except for blood in the urine . Rarely, women exhibit hypertension , edema , and nerve deafness as a complication of pregnancy . In men, deafness , visual difficulties, and renal failure are likely by age 50.