Inversion of the stapedial reflex in ossicular chain lesions

In ears with minor conductive hearing loss of traumatic origin, it is sometimes possible to invert the deflection of the stapedial reflex by application of a small underpressure in the external auditory meatus of the injured ear (probe ear). This inversion can be explained by an ossicular discontinu...

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Published inJournal of laryngology and otology Vol. 100; no. 4; p. 399
Main Author Gimsing, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1986
Subjects
Child
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Ear Ossicles - physiopathology
Ear, External
Female
Hearing Loss - physiopathology
Hearing Loss, Conductive - etiology
Hearing Loss, Conductive - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Pressure
Reflex, Abnormal - physiopathology
Stapes - physiopathology
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Summary:In ears with minor conductive hearing loss of traumatic origin, it is sometimes possible to invert the deflection of the stapedial reflex by application of a small underpressure in the external auditory meatus of the injured ear (probe ear). This inversion can be explained by an ossicular discontinuity bridged by soft tissue.
ISSN:0022-2151
DOI:10.1017/S0022215100099394