Facial paralysis Treatments

Treatments for Bell's Palsy

The following treatments are listed for Bell's Palsy in our knowledge base:

• Steroids
• Acyclovir
• Prednisone
• Corticosteroids - for inflammation
• Pain relief
• Heat lamps
• Heat packs
• Physical therapy
• Facial massage
• Facial muscle exercises - usually during recovery.
• Avoiding eye trauma
  • Eye patch
  • Goggles
  • Artificial tears
  • Methylcellulose eye drops
• Facial surgery - usually only if recovery does not occur.
• Undertake normal activities - there is not usually any specific need for rest.

Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat Facial paralysis:

Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for Facial paralysis may include:

• Cromolyn
• Cromolyn Sodium
• Sodium Cromoglycate
• Children's Nasalcrom
• Crolom
• Fisoneb
• Gastrocrom
• Intal
• Intal Spincaps
• Intal Syncroner
• Nalcrom
• Nasalcrom
• Novo-Cromolyn
• Opticrom
• Rynacrom

Latest treatments for Facial paralysis

The following medications/drugs/procedures are some of the latest treatments for Facial paralysis:

• Surgical release
• High dose oral steroids
• Acyclovir

Treatments for Causes of Facial paralysis

Review the treatment information pages for various causes of Facial paralysis:

• Guillaine Barre syndrome
• trauma
• infectious mononucleosis
• myotonic dystrophy
• Acoustic neuroma - facial paralysis
• Adenoid cystic carcinoma - facial paralysis
• Alternating Hemiplegia - facial muscle paralysis
• Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis - facial paralysis
• Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis (BBE) - facial paralysis
• Chemical poisoning - Cresols - facial paralysis
• Chemical poisoning - Cresylic acid - facial paralysis
• Deafness, Conductive Stapedial, With Ear Malformation and Facial Palsy - facial paralysis
• Herpes zoster oticus - permanent facial paralysis
• Lyme disease - Bell's palsy
• Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - Partial facial paralysis
• Mobius syndrome - facial paralysis
• Salivary gland cancer - Facial paralysis
• Wallenberg's Syndrome - facial muscle paralysis
• Neurofibromatosis-2 - facial paralysis
• Sarcoidosis - Facial paralysis
• Shingles - partial facial paralysis
• Cholesteatoma

More causes: not all possible causes for Facial paralysis are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of Facial paralysis.

Treatment Notes

Only your doctor can advise whether any of these treatments are appropriate for your specific medical situation. Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before making a decision, including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.

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