Bell's palsy patient comes on day 3. Treatment given would be: (A) Intratympanic steroids, (B) Oral steroids and Vitamin B, (C) Oral steroids and Acyclovir, (D) Vitamin B and vasodilator
Answer is C. Steroids prevent synkinesis and crocodile tears and shoen recovery time of facial paralysis. Acyclovir reduces incidence of herpes zoster oticus. Ref: Dhingra 6th edition pg. 95