Facial Paralysis from Middle Ear Infections
Facial paralysis from a middle ear infection happens when the facial nerve that courses through the middle ear is dehiscent, meaning that the facial nerve is uncovered.
Treatment for Facial Paralysis from Middle Ear Infections
When the facial paralysis results from an acute middle ear infection, a myringotomy with insertion of a tympanostomy tube in the eardrum along with antibiotics will usually lead to resolution of the paralysis and the infection. On occasion, a tympanomastoidectomy is required.
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About Dr. Prasad
Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.