People living with facial paralysis have to cope with a very unique set of challenges. Our patient guides provide useful tips and information across a range of topics. They are also of benefit to friends and family, who may wish to learn more about how they can best support a person with facial palsy.
Choose from our guides below:
- Balance issues
- Communication techniques
- Congenital vs acquired facial palsy
- Delayed Recovery
- Dental issues
- Drooling (dribbling)
- Dry eye(s) advice
- Dry mouth advice
- Eating and drinking advice
- External eyelid weights
- Eye lubrication
- Facial expression
- Facial nerve injury: the three types
- Facial nerve recovery
- Facial pain
- Facial palsy and the ear
- Facial paralysis in pregnancy
- Hearing issues
- How to tape eyes closed (adults)
- How to tape eyes closed (children)
- Initial advice and guidance
- Makeup tips
- Medical tests
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
- Nasal obstruction in facial palsy
- Patient Experiences
- Photographs
- Recording recovery with photographs
- Speech and talking
- Speech and language development in children
- Synkinesis
- Trismus
- Weather – summer tips
- Weather – winter tips
Links to downloadable guides:
Are you looking for information which isn’t listed? If so, please contact us to request a patient guide.
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Last reviewed: 28-10-2024 || Next review due: 18-07-2026