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Lilan

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Synkinesis pre-treatment
« on: April 05, 2009, 07:55:00 am »
Can one have facial synkinesis pre-treatment?

(Let me put that another way: I have synkinesis pre-treatment.)

In the last few days I've noticed that when I smile big or purse my lips, my AN(ish)-side eye trembles.

Does that just mean the nerve is trying to heal itself a bit?

(Am talking to doctor Tues; just wondering if this raises any particular questions I should ask. Looking online, synkinesis seems part of the healing process so I don't understand why it'd be happening now.)


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Facial nerve hemangioma. Probable dx 7/2008 confirmed 4/2009. Combo middle fossa and translab to remove the blood vessel malformation and snip ruined hearing and balance nerves by Drs. House and Brackmann @ House 6/2009. Doing great!

jazzfunkanne

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Re: Synkinesis pre-treatment
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2009, 04:00:24 pm »
Hi, i didnt think you got get it pre-treatment, i have it 2 years post op, it usually happens in the 2nd stage of facial recovery, let us know how you get on.
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Re: Synkinesis pre-treatment
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2009, 08:56:07 pm »
It could be that the AN is irritating the facial nerve a little bit more.   In my case, once I was diagonised every little bit of stress would make my eye or cheek twitch.    I think we become hyper-vigilant after diagonsis, and eveything becomes a twitch or tic...
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