<prompt> True about Bell;s palsy -Spontaneous recoverySteroid contraindicated25 have resolvedAntibiotics mainstay of treatment  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., Spontaneous recovery o Majority of patients with Bells palsy recover completely. o Steroids are the mainstay of treatment. Clinical features of Bells palsy o Acute onset, ipsilateral facial paralysis. o Facial paralysis is usually preceded by pain behind the ear. o The patient is unable to close his eyes. o Bells phenomenon, i.e. on attempting to close the eye, eyeball turns up and out. o The face becomes asymmetrical and saliva dribbles from the angle of mouth, o Ipsilateral loss of taste sensation, salivation and lacrimation. o Intolerance to high pitched or loud sound hyperacusis. o Most patients 80 recover within few weeks to months. 