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PURPOSE This study aimed at comparing narrowband Claus Elberling level-specific chirp (NB CE-Chirp)-, click-, and tone burst-evoked masseteric vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (mVEMPs). METHOD Within-group study design and purposive sampling were performed. A total of 25 normal-hearing individuals participated in the study. The zygomatic electrode montage was used to elicit ipsilateral mVEMP responses using a 500-Hz NB CE-Chirp, a click of 100-μs duration, and a 500-Hz tone burst stimulus. Each of the responses was analyzed based on the absolute peak latency of P11 and N21, the electromyography-scaled peak-to-peak amplitude of the P11-N21 complex, and the interaural asymmetry ratio. RESULTS A total of 50 ears were tested and had 100% mVEMP responses. The latencies of click-evoked and 500-Hz NB CE-Chirp-evoked mVEMPs were significantly shorter than those of 500-Hz tone burst-evoked mVEMPs (p < .05) for both ears. It revealed a significantly superior P11-N21 amplitude of the 500-Hz NB CE-Chirp and tone burst than clicks for both ears. Intraclass correlation coefficient revealed moderate to excellent test-retest reliability for mVEMP parameters across three different stimulations. CONCLUSION The present study supports 500 Hz NB CE-Chirps as effective and reliable stimuli as tone bursts in eliciting mVEMP responses.