<prompt> Stapedial reflex is absent in:VIth nerve lesionXth nerve lesionVIIIth nerve lesionVth nerve lesion  <response>: c VIII nerve lesionRef. Anirban Biswas, 5th ed. 118; Cummings, 6th ed., 2055In VIII nerve lesion Stapedial reflex is absent in both ipsilateral and contralateral ears as it is the afferent of the reflex. 