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Had facial palsy from result from surgery 5 months. got most movement back but when i smile, chew or swallow, my ear flutters. is this synkinesis?
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Rare but possible : I have never encountered this but the auricular muscles are innervated by the facial nerve and so this is possible but not common.
Answered 11/3/2014
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