Recurrent facial paralysis during comercial flights. Case report
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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.
