A Case of Facial Palsy Caused by Burow’s Solution Application

Abstract

Burow’s solution is reported effective in treating chronic suppurative ear disease and to be side-effect-frees. We report a case of facial palsy occurring during treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media with Burow’s solution.
Since the solution is strongly acidic, it appeared to have caused paralysis by directly stimulating the facial nerve through facial canal bone dehiscence. The fact that Burow’s solution may potentially invade the facial nerve in a tympanic membrane perforation must be taken into consideration during treatment.