Deafness in Dogs and Cats

1. Anatomy of the Auditory System; Anatomy of the External Ear; Anatomy of the Middle Ear; Anatomy of the Inner Ear; Development of the Ear; Blood Supply of the Ear; Innervation of the Ear; 2. Physiology of the Auditory System; Sound; Divisions of the Ear; The Cochlea; The Organ of Corti; Cochlear Information Processing; Sound Localization; Central Projections; 3. Forms and Mechanisms of Deafness; Unilateral vs. Bilateral Deafness; Partial vs. Total Deafness; Syndromic vs. Non-syndromic Deafness; Peripheral vs. Central Deafness; Forms of Peripheral Deafness; Other Forms of Hearing Disturbance; Treatment of Deafness; 4. Hereditary Deafness; Dogs, Cats; 5. Later Onset Deafness; Ototoxicity; Presbycusis; Noise Trauma; Anesthesia-associated Deafness; Conduction Deafness; 6. Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER); Biophysics of BAER Recordings; Overview of the BAER; Extrinsic Factors Affecting the BAER; Intrinsic Factors Affecting the BAER; Clinical Applications of the BAER; 7. Other Tests of Auditory Function; Endocochlear Potential; Cochlear Microphonic and Summating Potential; Electrocochleogram; Acoustic Impedance, Tympanometry and the Acoustic Reflex; Middle and Long Latency Evoked Responses; Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions; 8. Living with a Deaf Dog or Cat; Behaviour of Deaf Animals; Hand Signal Training; Counseling For Owners/Breeders of Deaf Animal.