my daughter has 2 springers that are elderly now but both went deaf at about 10. she has heard from someone that there is a correlation between springers and flea collars. anybody heard of this before??

Butch,

There's a genetic predisposition for them to go deaf, but not a good correlation to wearing flea collars... Any idea what brand they were using?

no - but i'll find out

My schnauzer suddenly lost most of his hearing at age 12. Vet says it is common when dogs get old.

My seven year old springer does not and has not wore a flea collar. He has been treated with Frontline. He's darn near deaf. My wife says it's selective deafness. I say it's almost complete deafness. I love Springers but the breeding can sometime be a problem.