Recurrent facial paralysis during comercial flights. Case report

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Ignacio Mendoza A.
Ilson Sepúlveda A.
Thomas Schmidt P.

Keywords

Facial palsy, barotrauma, baroparesis, neuropraxia, diving, aviation

Abstract

Facial paralysis, associated with sudden changes in pressure in the middle ear, is a rare phenomenon that has been reported in both diving and aviation. It occurs because the Eustachian tube is unable to compensate middle ear pressure changes which would lead to a facial neuropraxia in the presence of certain conditions. A case of a patient who developed recurrent facial paralysis during comercial flights. The possible involved pathophysiology is described.

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