Clinical analysis of 8 cases of delayed facial paralysis after middle ear surgery

To investigate the possible causes, prevention, treatment and recovery of delayed facial paralysis after middle ear surgery. A retrospectively analysis of the data of 8 patients with delayed facial paralysis after middle ear surgery under general anesthesia, including one case of tympanoplasty （type Ⅰ） , one case of tympanotomy+tympanoplasty c（type Ⅰ） , one case ofepitympanotomy+reconstruction of attic lateral wall+tympanoplasty （type Ⅱ ）, four cases of canal wall down+tympanoplasty （ type Ⅱ） and one case of canal wall up mastoidectomy. After discovering the facial paralysis, the stuffing in the surgical cavity was released and removed for all patients immediately. Necessary stuffing was replaced by dexamethasone gauze （not press hardl）. Meanwhile, patients took methylprednisolone orally and were intramuscularly injected with mecobalamine. Among eight patients, there were six patients with horizontal exposure of facial nerve and two patients with pyramis exposure of facial nerve. There was one case, five case