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New Hearing Aid for Cats Developed
Charlotte LoBuono and Patricia Collier
Hans-Rainer Kurz, a German hearing aid manufacturer, has created a device that
improves the hearing of partially deaf cats.
The hearing aid, which was developed with the assistance of the School of
Veterinary Medicine of Hannover, is implanted in the cat?s outer ear and held in
place by a titanium casing.
The device has proven to be very effective, but will not aid cats that are
completely deaf.
Kurz in 1995 developed a similar hearing aid for dogs that was first used by a
Beagle named Joschi ? old age had caused him to begin losing his hearing.
Some cats and dogs do not like wearing hearing aids, but a veterinarian can
place an inexpensive foam earplug into a pet's ear to check the animal's
tolerance before beginning the implantation procedure.
Hearing aids for pets can cost as much as $1,000, but are covered by some
veterinary health insurance providers.
This News Report has been provided by the
Animal News Center, Inc. ©2003
Animal News Center, Inc. http://www.anc.org
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