PMID: 1192288Jan 1, 1975Paper

Ipsilateral acoustic reflex stimulation in normal and sensorineural impaired ears: a preliminary report.

Canadian Journal of Otolaryngology
T FriaP W Alberti

Abstract

Ipsilateral acoustic reflex thresholds were measured at 1,000 Hz and 2,000 Hz in 38 subjects with normal hearing and in 107 subjects with a symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss. Acoustic reflex thresholds were approximately six dB better for ipsilateral vs. contralateral stimuli for both subject groups. High ipsilateral reflex thresholds were associated with larger static compliance values in the sensorineural hearing impaired subjects. Reversed reflexes (increasing compliance with muscle contraction) were observed for ipsilateral stimulation in five per cent (two) of the normal hearing subjects, and 23 percent (25) of the sensorineural hearing impaired subjects. The number of reversed reflexes was greater for subjects with higher hearing thresholds and higher ipsilateral acoustic reflex thresholds. The results suggest that quantitative use of the ipsilateral acoustic reflex requires additional research. At present it seems prudent to use ipsilateral acoustic reflex measurements as a qualitative rather than a quantitative tool, e.g. in confirming the status of one middle ear when the other has a conductive hearing loss. However, even this limited role has a considerable clinical potential.

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