1. EARLY SPEECH THERAPY INTERVENTION IN A PATIENT WITH FACIAL PARALYSIS AFTER OTOMASTOIDITIS.
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Romão, Adriana Maria, Cabral, Celina, and Magni, Cristiana
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TREATMENT of facial paralysis , *SPEECH therapy for children , *MASTOIDITIS , *OTITIS media , *FACIAL paralysis , *CHILDREN , *HEALTH , *ETIOLOGY of diseases ,SPEECH therapy for children exercises - Abstract
Facial palsy is a condition of frequent occurrence that affects the face and the facial expression. Amongst the possible etiologies it will be highlighted one uncommon occurrence, Otomastoiditis. Speech therapy starting early collaborates for the return of mobility and function of the muscles thus preventing muscle atrophy and minimizing synkinesis and contracture. The study objective was to rehabilitate a patient affected by facial paralysis after otomastoiditis with early intervention and describe the implementation and effectiveness of a proposal for differentiated and unusual therapeutic intervention. In the methodology we chose specific miofunctional exercises, audiological assessment and monitoring. The results, after nine weeks of follow-up, showed a significant improvement in the symmetry of the smile, adequacy of stomatognathic functions and presence of acoustic stapedial reflexes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015