Bell's palsy patient comes on day 3. Treatment given would be
Intratympanic steroids
Oral steroids and Vitamin B
Oral steroids and Acyclovir
Vitamin B and vasodilator
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
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