Stapedial reflex is absent in:: (A) VIth nerve lesion, (B) Xth nerve lesion, (C) VIIIth nerve lesion, (D) Vth nerve lesion
Answer is C. (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.