Vet Med - Czech, 2010, 55(1):39-41 | DOI: 10.17221/20/2010-VETMED
Bone-conducted brainstem auditory evoked response in a dog with total bilateral ear canal ablation: a case report
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
The bone-conducted brainstem auditory evoked response test was performed in an eight-year-old dog with total bilateral ear canal ablation. It was found that 12 months after bilateral surgical ablation of the external acoustic meatus the dog still maintained its hearing function due to the mechanism of acoustic bone conduction.
Keywords: bone conduction; hearing; dog
Published: January 31, 2010 Show citation
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