Hello,  I don't know enough about your surgery/treatments to tell how much your nerves were damaged so I don't know if this is of help or not.  I had my surgery in 1992 and the my facial nerve was severed because that was where my tumor was. They told me it would take 6 months for the nerve to regenerate before I would see any movement, they were correct.  If your nerve was damaged but not severed I assume it wouldn't take so long for you to notice movement.  Good luck to both of you!  Jill Marie

The nerve was not cut, but it was affected during the surgery, although before the operation, my facial expressions were working normally, and now I have completed 10 months of the operation and I have not received any treatment only in the first week of the operation, and sometimes I take vitamin B12 and I began to be able to tighten the angle of the mouth and smile 2 or 3 millimeters, but a very small movement, as well as the eyelashes at the bottom, it seems to move 2 millimeters, although the upper eyelashes vibrate with healthy eyelashes, and the tears returned excellently as well as my lower lip became normal, my question to you, is, does my smile develop and close my eyes in the coming months

Singing--ah, there's the rub. I find I am no longer singing in public. I can do ok if I half-cup my hand over my mouth and direct the sound to the good ear, but I can't do that in public. I just don't trust my voice right now. I keep hoping I will figure out how to adjust.

I lost total hearing in my left ear due to my AN surgery a couple years ago and have a hearing aid in my right ear with a cross-over in my left.  Like a lot of folks, I have trouble hearing well in bars and restaurants, crowded places, etc.  Even with the hearing aids I struggle with these social situations.

I've heard from a couple people that Airpod 2's (and maybe 3's?) are excellent at helping with clarifying voices in these settings.  My question is are these actually better than hearing aids?  Does anyone have any experiences comparing the two?

I had Bell’s Palsy too—mine was on the left side and lasted about 6 weeks. No acoustic neuroma in my case, but I’ve definitely seen a few folks mention both conditions in the forums over the years.