{"id":4187,"date":"2019-04-03T11:47:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4187"},"modified":"2019-06-28T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T10:31:14","slug":"acoustic-reflex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acoustic-reflex\/","title":{"rendered":"Acoustic Reflex Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acoustic-reflex\/#What_is_the_acoustic_reflex\" >What is the acoustic reflex?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_acoustic_reflex\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">What is the acoustic reflex?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">The acoustic reflex is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0378595522000788\">contraction of the stapedius<\/a> muscle elicited by the presentation of an acoustically loud sound. Consequently, when either ear is presented with a loud sound, the stapedius muscles on both sides contract.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11968\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11968\" class=\"wp-image-11968 size-medium\" title=\"Acoustic Reflex Evaluation.Eviasis.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%91%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%89%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%B5.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"Acoustic Reflex Evaluation.Eviasis.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acoustic Reflex Evaluation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Acoustic reflex evaluation results make a major contribution to differential diagnosis of hearing disorders.They can provide or confirm information about the type (conductive, sensory, neural) and degree of <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/neuro-otology\/causes-of-hearing-loss\/\">hearing loss<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Prendergast G, Sathe TS, Heinrich A, Munro KJ. Acoustic reflexes: should we be paying more attention? Int J Audiol. 2023 Feb 22:1-5.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Saxena U, Allan C, Allen P. Acoustic Reflexes in Normal-Hearing Adults, Typically Developing Children, and Children with Suspected Auditory Processing Disorder: Thresholds, Real-Ear Corrections, and the Role of Static Compliance on Estimates. 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