Stapedius reflexes to electrical stimulation in the rabbit for the assessment of hearing |
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Authors: | C. Pieren R. Probst |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngoloey, Kantonsspital, Universitv of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;(2) HNO-Universitätsklinik, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Summary The possibility of using electrically induced stapedius reflexes as a means of objective hearing evaluation was investigated in the rabbit as an animal model. The contralateral stapedius reflex to acoustic and electrical stimulation was measured in anesthetized rabbits. For electrical stimulation, the middle ear was opened surgically and stimulation was applied by a monopolar electrode placed at or into the round window. Contraction of the middle ear muscle was monitored by digital sampling and averaging of the impedance changes in the contralateral ear. Acoustically evoked reflexes were recorded within expected limits despite anesthesia. The level of the electrical stimulus was raised until mass reflexes of the neck muscles were observed. A contralateral stapedius reflex to electrical stimulation could not be demonstrated. In our experiment, monopolar electrical stimulation at the round window could not elicit contralateral stapedius reflexes. |
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Keywords: | Hearing Stapedius reflex Monopolar electrical stimulation Cochlear implant Rabbit |
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