Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is facial paralysis caused by the chicken pox virus (varicella).
Outcomes for Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome
Typically, grouped vesicles filled with fluid eventually burst leaving a scab. Eventually, the scabs slough and the skin heals. The hearing loss and/or tinnitus may or may not resolve. The balance disorder usually does get better with time. The same criteria that are used for surgical decompression of the facial nerve for Bell's palsy also apply to Ramsay-Hunt syndrome.
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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.