on the basis of this observation the author recommend 's 'medical decompression ' of the facial nerve by means of infra-red fomentation of the drum , and eustachian insufflation of hydrocortisone , in cases of bell 's palsy before retrograde extension of oedema from the chorda tympani to the facial nerve can cause irreversible damage .
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facial nerve
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bell 's palsy