{"id":2953,"date":"2023-03-22T12:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/blog\/2024\/06\/01\/cats-with-hearing-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T12:13:12","slug":"cats-with-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/cats-with-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats with Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We thought we\u2019d take a little break from discussing our more serious hearing healthcare topics this week and do something a little more fun! Everyone knows that dogs have impeccable hearing but have you considered a cats? Well, as it turns out, they have pretty incredible hearing too!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7722 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/big-cat.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a tiger\" width=\"148\" height=\"150\" \/>Hunting for Prey<\/h4>\n<p>As I\u2019m sure you have gathered from big cat wildlife documentaries, cats rely on acute hearing to hunt. Whilst a domestic cat isn\u2019t using their hearing to hunt a wildebeest or a zebra, the method is the same. Cats will wait and listen for incoming prey. They listen out for sounds such as rustling leaves and wait for the perfect moment to pounce. Cat\u2019s ears are fine tuned for this job.<\/p>\n<p>Cat\u2019s ears catch and amplify sound waves. Because cats have cone-shaped ears, they can amplify sound waves 2-3 times. Amazingly, cats can move their ears up to 180 degrees. They can do this because they have 32 muscles in their outer ear. For comparison, we only have 6! These 3 things put together mean that cats can easily pinpoint sounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Sound Frequencies<\/h4>\n<p>Cats can hear sounds from around the same level as us which is about 20 Hz. However, the upper limits of cats are much, much higher than us. For example, we can hear frequencies of up to 20,000 Hz whereas cats can hear sounds up to 64,000 Hz. That is three times higher than we can!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7724 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/white-cat.jpg\" alt=\"White cat with blue eyes\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" \/>Cats with Hearing Loss<\/h4>\n<p>Cats ears are similar to ours in that they have an inner, middle and outer ear. They also suffer with hearing loss just like we do. Some cats can be born with a hearing loss. Interestingly, cats who have white fur and blue eyes are at the highest risk of being born with hearing loss (around 80% of these cats) as they have a faulty gene. This faulty gene causes cochlear degeneration. Amazingly, there are hearing aids that can be purchased for cats or dogs but the majority of animals will not tolerate anything in their ear canal and they can be very pricey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ear Infections<\/h4>\n<p>Just like with us, the most common ear irritation in cats is ear infections. These are mainly in the outer ear but can spread to other parts of the ear if the infection is left untreated. The best thing to do for your cat is to keep their environment clean and regularly check their ears for any sign of infection before it spreads. It\u2019 important to speak to your vet if you are concerned at all about ear infections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, we are unable to give your cats a hearing consultation! However if there are any owners who think they may need an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/hearing-tests\/\"><span style=\"color: blue\">appointment<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, you know <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"color: blue\">where we are<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. We hope you have enjoyed our deviation from human hearing today! But please feel free to check out any of our other <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/veritashearing.com\/uk\/blog\/\"><span style=\"color: blue\">hearing healthcare blogs<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> to see what we are all about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[html_block id=&#8221;3745&#8243;]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thought we\u2019d take a little break from discussing our more serious hearing healthcare topics this week and do something<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cats with Hearing Loss - 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