Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis
Facial baroparesis is an extremely rare clinical entity which occurs due to otitic barotraumas. It is rarely reported in medical literature which can happen among persons those ascend to high altitude in flight or scuba diving. The overpressure in the middle ear cavity due to eustachian dysfunction...
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Kashan University of Medical Sciences
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| description | Facial baroparesis is an extremely rare clinical entity which occurs due to otitic barotraumas. It is rarely reported in medical literature which can happen among persons those ascend to high altitude in flight or scuba diving. The overpressure in the middle ear cavity due to eustachian dysfunction may cause exertion of the excessive pressure over the facial nerve through a dehiscence of the horizontal segment of the fallopian canal leading to facial nerve paralysis. The clinical history and imaging help to diagnose this rare cause of facial nerve paralysis. Here, we report a case of a 38-year-old female who experiences unilateral facial nerve paralysis on ascent to high altitude on a flight, with relieve from symptoms shortly after descent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a8e512700174ab5aec7244825a5ec5d2023-09-02T17:17:22ZengKashan University of Medical SciencesArchives of Trauma Research2251-953X2251-95992020-01-019419719910.4103/atr.atr_17_20Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesisSantosh Kumar SwainSampada MunjalFacial baroparesis is an extremely rare clinical entity which occurs due to otitic barotraumas. It is rarely reported in medical literature which can happen among persons those ascend to high altitude in flight or scuba diving. The overpressure in the middle ear cavity due to eustachian dysfunction may cause exertion of the excessive pressure over the facial nerve through a dehiscence of the horizontal segment of the fallopian canal leading to facial nerve paralysis. The clinical history and imaging help to diagnose this rare cause of facial nerve paralysis. Here, we report a case of a 38-year-old female who experiences unilateral facial nerve paralysis on ascent to high altitude on a flight, with relieve from symptoms shortly after descent.http://www.archtrauma.com/article.asp?issn=2251-953X;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=197;epage=199;aulast=Swaineustachian tube dysfunctionfacial baroparesisfacial nerveotitic barotrauma |
| spellingShingle | Santosh Kumar Swain Sampada Munjal Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis Archives of Trauma Research eustachian tube dysfunction facial baroparesis facial nerve otitic barotrauma |
| title | Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| title_full | Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| title_fullStr | Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| title_short | Otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| title_sort | otitic barotrauma causing facial baroparesis |
| topic | eustachian tube dysfunction facial baroparesis facial nerve otitic barotrauma |
| url | http://www.archtrauma.com/article.asp?issn=2251-953X;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=197;epage=199;aulast=Swain |
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