Facial nerve palsy as a complication of ear syringing

2012 ◽  
Vol 126 (7) ◽  
pp. 714-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Thomas ◽  
B Poojary ◽  
H C Badaridatta
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
External Auditory Canal ◽  
Otitis Externa ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Unusual Complication ◽  
Vestibular Loss ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Dramatic Presentation

AbstractIntroduction:Syringing of the ear is one of the most common procedures performed for cleaning cerumen from the external auditory canal. Common complications following syringing are pain, external auditory canal trauma and otitis externa. Hearing and vestibular loss have also been reported as complications. However, we are unaware of any report of facial nerve palsy as a complication of ear syringing. Such a case is reported.Case presentation:We describe a case of facial nerve palsy as a complication of syringing, which demonstrates the dramatic presentation of this condition and emphasises the need for great care while syringing the ears.Conclusion:It is important to be aware of this unusual complication with its distinctive presentation. Surgical intervention should be undertaken at the earliest opportunity, for favourable results. A risk-minimising strategy for ear syringing is recommended.

Case report: facial nerve palsy, necrotising otitis externa and leishmaniasis

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-110
Author(s):  
Rushad Patell ◽  
Rupal Dosi ◽  
Rikin Raj ◽  
Shreyans Doshi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Otitis Externa ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy

Surgical Management of Intrinsic Tumors of the Facial Nerve

Neurosurgery ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 740-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampath Chandra Prasad ◽  
Melissa Laus ◽  
Manjunath Dandinarasaiah ◽  
Enrico Piccirillo ◽  
Alessandra Russo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Hearing Preservation ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Facial Nerve Function ◽  
Tumor Removal ◽  
The Mean

Abstract BACKGROUND Intrinsic tumors of the facial nerve are a rare entity. Dealing with this subset of tumors is challenging both in terms of decision making and surgical intervention. OBJECTIVE To review the outcomes of surgical management of facial nerve tumors and cable nerve graft interpositioning. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed at a referral center for skull base pathology. One hundred fifteen patients who were surgically treated for facial nerve tumors were included. In case of nerve interruption during surgery, the cable nerve interpositioning technique was employed wherein the facial nerve palsy lasted for less than 1-yr duration. In cases of facial nerve palsy lasting for greater than 1 yr, the nerve was restituted by a hypoglossal facial coaptation. RESULTS Various degrees of progressive paralysis were seen in 84 (73%) cases. Sixty nine (60%) of the tumors involved multiple segments of the facial nerve. Sixty-two (53.9%) tumors involved the geniculate ganglion. Seventy four (64.3%) of the cases were schwannomas. Hearing preservation surgeries were performed in 60 (52.1%). Ninety one (79.1%) of the nerves that were sectioned in association with tumor removal were restituted primarily by interposition cable grafting. The mean preoperative House-Brackmann grading of the facial nerve was 3.6. The mean immediate postoperative grading was 5.4, which recovered to a mean of 3.4 at the end of 1 yr. CONCLUSION In patients with good facial nerve function (House-Brackmann grade I-II), a wait-and-scan approach is recommended. In cases where the facial nerve has been interrupted during surgery, the cable nerve interpositioning technique is a convenient and well-accepted procedure for immediate restitution of the nerve.

Malignant Otitis Externa (MOE) causing cerebral abscess and facial nerve palsy

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. E6-E8 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Roberts ◽  
Línea Larson-Williams ◽  
Farrah Ibrahim ◽  
Ali Hassoun
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Otitis Externa ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Cerebral Abscess ◽  
Malignant Otitis Externa

Neglected keratosis obturans causing facial nerve palsy

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (9) ◽  
pp. 784-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Glynn ◽  
I J Keogh ◽  
H Burns
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Facial Nerve ◽  
External Auditory Canal ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Conductive Hearing Loss ◽  
Conductive Hearing

Keratosis obturans is characterized by the accumulation of desquamated keratinous material in the bony portion of the external auditory canal. Classically, it is reported to present with severe otalgia, conductive hearing loss and global widening of the external auditory canal. Extensive erosion of the bony meatus, with exposure of the facial nerve, has been previously reported, but no case of facial nerve palsy has as yet been published. We report the first published case, to our knowledge, of a unilateral facial nerve palsy secondary to neglected keratosis obturans.

scholarly journals Case report of Anotia with ipsilateral facial nerve palsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3583
Author(s):  
Qasem Buhaibeh ◽  
Sulaiman Madad ◽  
Tawfik Dhaiban
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Adult Patient ◽  
External Auditory Canal ◽  
Facial Palsy ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Rare Report

Anotia is the severe form of microtia anomalies that involve pinna and external auditory canal  present at birth is rare to be associated with congenital facial nerve palsy. The author reports a man with Right side Anotia and ipsilateral facial nerve palsy. This is rare report of such an association in adult patient had right Anotia and ipsilateral right facial palsy.

scholarly journals Facial nerve palsy—an unusual complication after evacuation of a subdural haematoma or hygroma in children

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Klein ◽  
Bettina Balmer ◽  
Ulrike Brehmer ◽  
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman ◽  
Eugen Boltshauser
Keyword(s):  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Subdural Haematoma ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Unusual Complication

Ear, nose and throat

2012 ◽  
pp. 545-562
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Wyatt ◽  
Robin N. Illingworth ◽  
Colin A. Graham ◽  
Kerstin Hogg ◽  
Michael J. Clancy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Gland ◽  
Facial Nerve ◽  
Sore Throat ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
External Auditory Canal ◽  
Nerve Palsy ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Facial Nerve Palsy ◽  
Nasal Fracture ◽  
Nose And Throat

Ear, nose, and throat foreign bodies 546 Ear examination 548 Vertigo 549 Cochlear implants 549 Earache 550 Epistaxis 552 Nasal fracture 553 Sore throat 554 Facial nerve palsy 556 Salivary gland problems 557 Dental emergencies 558 All sorts of FBs may become lodged in the external auditory canal, including insects, vegetable matter, and various inert objects. The patient may present with pain, deafness, discharge or, in the case of live insects, an irritating buzzing in one ear....

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