Intratympanic Stereoidal Injections for Facial Nerve Palsy
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2019-08-01
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Summary
Bell's palsy is defined as a facial nerve palsy without any other known cause. The common
practice for this disease consists of the use of oral steroids. Such treatment can cause harm
to people who have disabilities or prior conditions such as pregnancies, diabetes, obesity
and/or high blood pressure. While the use of intratympanic injection for sudden sensory
hearing loss is well rehearsed in many practices, similar management of facial nerve palsy
due to Bell's phenomenon is rare and a few researches have been conducted regarding the
subject. In this research we suggest intratympanic injections for these patients as a
treatment for Bell's palsy.