facial therapy for 99 cents a day ?

[tony]

Well not quite
Firstly I would have to say dont do anything post surgery/post rad until someone qualified
gives  the go ahead - its too much of a risk to force things
So cheap exercise you can do at home ? - yes
Actually my recent experiances with.....sugar free gum... has worked a treat
Basically chewing exercises with gum when in the car/on the bus/when walking
once a day - helps refreash the quiet side (by making the rest move a bit more)
I have found better, and stronger, vocal clarity
improved carry, and pronounciation (sadley the spellling ...is no better)
just by this simple exercise
Be clear on this : I dont want you all to become rap artists
or buy hoodies, or leather jackets - there is enough gang violence
already in the world....
a simple 99 cents a day exercise seems to make a big difference
(dont go picking fights now)
Good luck
and
Best Regards
Tony

[nancyann]

Thanks for the tip Tony.  I believe my right side vocal chord is paralyzed (I'm going to ask my PCP about it next week);
I find it more & more difficult to speak (loudly), sing (others are glad), & I go into coughing fits out of nowhere.
I'll try the gum even though I don't usually chew gum b/c I have a habit of swallowing it like a piece of meat !

[4cm in Pacific Northwest]

Tony,

I do not want to rain on your parade here but I am worried that other AN patients may follow your advice here. (Ok ok I am worried about you too)

On the Bell’s Palsy website it clearly states this
“Do not chew gum - it exercises the wrong muscles, and may promote synkinesis.�

Read it on here
http://www.bellspalsy.ws/exercise.htm

Now I feel like a teacher who just told their student to spit our there gum – I am sorry. I just want people to do all the right things so their facial nerve returns back normally (unlike mine did with weird synkinesis). I am not trying to pick a fight  - really. Friends?

HUGS,

Daisy Head Mazy

[Debbi]

Daisy-

Thanks for this link!  My doctor gave me the go-ahead to find a facial therapiist, so this gives me some ideas as to what to expect.  Thanks so much!

Debbi (who needed some good news today...)

[tony]

Yes definately go with the specialist advice
- and each case/patient is unique in terms of causes/outcomes/consequences
my "quiet"side hasnt moved for 3 years or so
(and now my chew muscles also move my face a bit)
- so anything that gets things going is a step forward ?
best regards
Tony