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What is Stapedial reflex is absent in: and explain in detail?
(c) VIII nerve lesion(Ref. Anirban Biswas, 5th ed. 118; Cummings, 6th ed., 2055)In VIII nerve lesion Stapedial reflex is absent in both ipsilateral and contralateral ears as it is the afferent of the reflex.