Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-q99xh Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-30T16:20:50.497Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Recurrent facial nerve palsy on flying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. Motamed ,
H. Pau ,
A. Daudia  and
A. Narula
M. Motamed
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.
H. Pau
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.
A. Daudia
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.
A. Narula
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

We report a case of a patient who experienced transient recurrent facial nerve palsies during flights on commercial aeroplanes. Although this condition is well recognized in divers, only six cases have been reported to occur on flying. The pathophysiology of this condition is discussed.

Keywords

FAcial ParalysisBarotrauma
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 9 , September 2000 , pp. 704 - 705
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)