Tympanic neurectomy has been performed on 13 patients. Four patients were treated for the Frey syndrome, four for parotitis, four for sialorrhea (bilateral tympanic neurectomy and unilateral chordatympaneurectomy in these patients), and one for aural pain. Twelve of 13 of these patients have good results from two to 23 months postoperatively. Two patients with cerebral palsy were treated successfully with bilateral tympanic neurectomy and unilateral chordatympaneurectomy. These are the first two patients reported to have undergone this procedure for cerebral palsy. Additional indications and a review of the subject is presented.
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