Facial nerve damage disorder

Facial paralysis occurs during a stroke when nerves that control the muscles in the face are damaged in the brain. Central innervation tends to be bilateral for the upper face eg, forehead muscles and unilateral for the lower face. It is rare to develop a severe impairment. Inflammation from the middle ear can spread to the canalis facialis of the temporal bone - through this canal travels the facial nerve together with the steatoacoustisus nerve. This type of injury may occur immediately or may develop some days later due to nerve swelling. Nerve , nerve root, plexus.

Bell's palsy afflicts approximately 40, Americans each year. It can also occur in the peripheral nerves, which are located throughout the rest of your body. Exercising the muscles by wrinkling the forehead, closing the eyes tightly and smiling forcefully may be beneficial. Because of overlapping symptoms and the large number of conditions that can cause facial pain, obtaining a correct diagnosis is difficult, but finding the cause of the pain is important as the treatments for different types of pain may differ.