Auditory testing of dogs with inherited retinal degeneration.
Auditory function was tested by brainstem-evoked response (BSR) audiometry in dogs affected by hereditary retinal degeneration (HRD). Comparison of BSR thresholds and latency-intensity functions revealed no significant difference between progressive rod-cone degeneration (PRCD) affected and unaffected miniature poodles, and no evidence of sensorineural hearing loss in HRD-affected English cocker spaniels and miniature schnauzers. The authors conclude that hearing loss is not a feature of the retinal degenerations in these dogs.
D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem; D004285:Dogs; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*