Treatment and diagnostics neuralgia of the facial nerve in Cologne, Germany

The facial nerve controls the facial expressions of one side of the face. Its inflammation, when it becomes chronic, is called facial neuralgia. It causes pain and eventually leads to impaired facial movements, up to paralysis, resulting in facial asymmetry.

In Cologne, facial neuralgia is treated with the most advanced methods. Specialists here have extensive experience and high qualifications, which allow them to approach every patient individually.

Before prescribing therapy, physicians in Cologne carry out thorough diagnostics. It may include the following procedures:

• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
• electroneurography,
• electromyography.

The data obtained allow neurologists in Cologne to develop the most appropriate treatment strategy.

The strategy for treating facial neuralgia in Cologne depends on how severe the disease is. In most cases, patients are prescribed the following procedures:

1. drug therapy. This method is used in most cases of facial neuralgia. The patient is prescribed a course of medications, including decongestants and vasodilators, glucocorticoids, B vitamins, and analgesics;
2. physiotherapy. Exercise therapy, paraffin therapy, phonophoresis, hydrotherapy, and even ultrasound treatment can be effective;
3. surgical treatment. Operations may include nerve suturing (neurorrhaphy) or removal of pathological scar tissue overgrowths (neurolysis).