Enter reflex results + basic context and get a concise interpretation. Unknown values are treated as “not tested”.
No patient data is stored.
Reflex matrix
Ipsilateral = stimulus and probe in the same ear. Contralateral = stimulus opposite the probe ear.
Right Ipsilateral
Probe: Right • Stimulus: Right
Right Contralateral
Probe: Left • Stimulus: Right
Left Ipsilateral
Probe: Left • Stimulus: Left
Left Contralateral
Probe: Right • Stimulus: Left
Context (optional)
ABG = conductive involvement (outer/middle ear).
Supra-aurals can cause ear canal collapse → reduced stimulus → false absent contras.
Output
Pathway diagram
Green = reflex obtained at least once in that domain. Orange = tested but no reflex obtained. Grey = untested.
Right stimulus
CN VIII input
Left stimulus
CN VIII input
Central
Crossed/brainstem
Right probe
CN VII output
Left probe
CN VII output
Reflex obtained
Tested, none obtained
Untested
Clinical note: This is a decision aid only. Interpret with audiogram, tymps, stimulus levels, repeatability (time-locked response),
and patient factors.
Acronyms & definitions (expanded)
ABG — Air–bone gap (conductive component on audiogram)
SNHL — Sensorineural hearing loss
ME — Middle ear
TM — Tympanic membrane
SL — Sensation level (dB above the listener’s threshold)
CN VII — Facial nerve (controls stapedius muscle)
CN VIII — Auditory (vestibulocochlear) nerve
VCN — Ventral cochlear nucleus (brainstem relay)
MSO — Medial superior olive (brainstem binaural processing center)
Probe effect — Middle-ear problem on probe side prevents measuring the reflex reliably
Tone effect — Sound/pathway problem on stimulus side prevents eliciting the reflex