Stapedial reflex is absent in:
VIth nerve lesion
Xth nerve lesion
VIIIth nerve lesion
Vth nerve lesion
(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.
Facial Nerve And Its Disorders