This study aims to establish a protocol for measuring the postauricular muscle reflex (PAMR) and to characterize both short- and mid-latency responses under controlled conditions in adults with normal hearing. PAMR electromyography was recorded in 43 adults with normal hearing....
No actionable change at this time; PAMR protocol work in normal-hearing adults is foundational and requires validation in hearing-impaired clinical populations before clinical uptake.
Establishing a standardized PAMR measurement protocol could add a new objective, non-behavioural tool to the audiologist's test battery, particularly valuable for patients who cannot cooperate with traditional hearing tests.
- 01PAMR short- and mid-latency responses were characterized in normal-hearing adults.
- 02The study aimed to establish a repeatable measurement protocol for PAMR.
- 03PAMR is a reflexive muscle response elicited by auditory stimulation, requiring no active subject response.
- 04Findings are preliminary and limited to a normal-hearing population.
- 05Potential future application as an objective auditory function measure alongside ABR and ASSR.
The postauricular muscle reflex can serve as a potential objective measure of auditory function.
studypartially supportedShort- and mid-latency PAMR responses were characterized in normal-hearing adults.
studysupported- PMID
- 42076633
- DOI
- 10.3390/s26082524.
- Journal
- Sensors
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Normal-hearing adults
- Intervention
- Postauricular muscle reflex (PAMR) measurement protocol
Primary outcomes
Characterization of short-latency PAMR responses; Characterization of mid-latency PAMR responses; Protocol reliability for PAMR elicitation