This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Facial Nerve And Its Disorders, Subject name: ENT
Stapedial reflex is absent in: 
Select and explain. 
A. VIth nerve lesion, B. Xth nerve lesion, C. VIIIth nerve lesion, D. Vth nerve lesion
C: VIIIth nerve lesion
Answer: C: VIIIth nerve lesion 
Explanation: (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.