Journal
VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages 1179-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.08.008
Keywords
Auditory system; Brain; Cochlea; Congenital deafness; Genes; Synapse
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- NHMRC [1009842]
- Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
- NSW Office of Science and Medical Research
- Curran Foundation
- NIH/NIDCD [DC004395]
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health [HHSN26120080001E]
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Cats have among the best hearing of all mammals in that they are extremely sensitive to a broad range of frequencies. The ear is a highly complex structure that is delicately balanced in terms of its biochemistry, types of receptors, ion channels, mechanical properties, and cellular organization. Sensorineural deafness is caused by flawed genes that are inherited from one or both parents. Hearing loss can also be acquired as a result of noise trauma from industrialized environment, viral infection, or blunt trauma. To date, it is not practical to intervene and attempt to correct these forms of deafness in cats.
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