3 Different Videos on Facial Paralysis

Facial paralysis is one of the most disconcerting events that may happen in a person's life, especially given it's disfiguring appearance to others. Otherwise known as Bell's Palsy, it is felt to be most often due to an viral infection of the facial nerve, though it may also be due to other etiologies including cancer, Lyme Disease, etc. Here are 3 different videos describing different aspects of the facial nerve and its related dysfunction.

4/15/2022 0

Continue Reading

Steroid Injection Into the Ear May Help Bell's Palsy

Intratympanic steroid injections are typically performed for sudden nerve hearing loss. However, preliminary research suggests that it may also help resolve facial paralysis due to Bell's Palsy . In this prospective, double-blinded, randomized study , one group of patients received standard treatment with oral steroids and antiviral medications whereas the experimental group received the same medications PLUS intratympanic steroid injection as well. (I should mention that antiviral me…

8/25/2014 0

Continue Reading

ER Doc Found Negligent in Bell's Palsy Case

This case is not quite what you might think... Here's the background... The Wisconsin State Supreme Court  found an ER physician negligent for failing to offer a carotid ultrasound for a patient who presented with an isolated facial paralysis  (patient did not exhibit paralysis anywhere else in the body) and upheld a $2 million jury award to the patient in 2008. Not only that, the Wisconsin Medical Board reprimanded the ER physician and fined her $300. [ link ] Hmmmm... After all, …

3/22/2013 6

Continue Reading