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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  That very well could be! 
I don't know how dogs ears work, but it seems like I've read that humans lose hearing in the upper ranges first, I wonder if the same is true of dogs? I imagine when they do a hearing test, they just do a voice type of hearing test, not a machine, but I don't know. Cockers don't bark as much as yorkies do they? |
Well they are pretty good barkers, and loud! She has a deeper bark while Mindy has a high pitch eardrum killer bark..LOL..
Hearing loss is not actually normal, i mean it is not a normal part of aging. Usually it is caused from damage to the ear. I had A LOT of ear infections as a child and I was 70% deaf in both ears. Had surgery..WOW. But as the years have gone by the damage was still there so I have lost a lot of my hearing. But not as bad as when I was 10 years old.
But deep, male tones are harder for me to hear. I DO read lips while I listen to people talk so they HAVE to look at me when they talk to me.
Hanna's ear infections have not been damaging. I was often not taken to a dr when I had an infection, I had them so much. I remember laying on the floor as a child, rolling back and forth in pain, in tears while my mother gave me a hot water bottle. She was stupid! Blew smoke in my ears even believing that would help the pain..NOT
Whew, sorry that brought back some not so nice memories..LOL..
Anyhow, they do have special booth like tests for dogs.. I wouldn't pay for it though. Vets can get a pretty good idea of hearing problems with the stuff they have.