New kitty might be deaf?

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I recently adopted a 3 month snowshoe Siamese mix from the shelter and he's got pretty blue eyes. On the health reports they out down possible hearing issues. When I call his name he rarely reponds and only sometimes I see his ears flick showing he heard the noise. But when he is walking and someone makes a loud noise he jumps like a foot in the air. Could my kitten be deaf and what do I do if he is?
 

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Deafness is more commen in presian cats having blue eyes or odd eyes with white coat..
Siamese hav very low chances of deafness
 
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Well he's not full Siamese, and he's got blue eyes with a mostly whiter coat
 

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Yaa i can b.
Coz 75 prcnt blue eys wid white coat are deaf..

Just do a litter work,when he r she is sleeping clap loudly near his ear and check its behaviour...
 
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Alright thank you. I've been doing a bit of testing. Like when I snap when he's walking past he doesn't even notice. But any really loud noise he jumps.
 
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