Abnormalities of the acoustic reflex in multiple sclerosis

• Published in: American journal of otolaryngology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 163 - 176
• Main Authors: Jerger, James, Oliver, Terrey A., Rivera, Victor, Stach, Brad A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1986; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis - physiopathology; Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis; Neurology; Reflex, Abnormal - physiopathology; Reflex, Acoustic; Human; Reflex; Multiple sclerosis; Nervous system diseases; Stapedius muscle; Tympanometry; Anomaly

Acoustic reflect morphology was examined in 122 patients with a diagnosis of definite multiple sclerosis. Abnormality in some dimension of acoustic reflex morphology was observed in 75 percent of the study population. The most commonly observed abnormality was an alteration in one or more of the thr...