Anyone ever suffered facial paralysis from Acoustic Neuroma surgery?


Question:
Trying to find helpful information for a very depressed family member going through rough time as a result of the facial paralysis.

Answers:
I have a very slight weakness in the right side of my face from the surgery. I have also met a friend of a friend who had more severe paralysis.
Paralysis was my greatest fear in the operation (oddly losing 50% of my hearing wasn't scary at all) so I can relate to what your family member is going through.
All I can say is, not the end of the world.
In the long term life is what you make it, not what it makes you.

Other Answers:
Give the family member time, therapy, and a lot of love. Some people have been helped by getting a massager to relax the facial muscles by doing it daily. I don't know if it'll work for everyone, though.


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