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If the child refers on the tymp, is it important to get results for acoustic reflexes?

April 26, 2017acoustic child reflexes results

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If the child refers on the tymp, is it important to get results for acoustic reflexes?

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No. The tympanic membrane must be moving properly to measure an acoustic reflex. Therefore, if acoustic reflexes are incomplete, there is no need to attempt or persist in screening reflexes in the presence of an abnormal tympanogram.