Are you listening? Facilitation of the auditory blink response in people with fibromyalgia

•People with FM show greater reactivity to prepulse facilitation than HC do•People with FM show no difference in reactivity to prepulse inhibition than HC do•Activities that decrease autonomic drive may be useful for people with FM•Activities that increase vagal tone may be useful for people with FM•Augmentation of auditory prepulse facilitation may represent a biomarker for FM