Meobius Syndrome

If you have Meobius Syndrome you two cranial nerves are missing or aren't formed correctly. Which causes the facial nerves to become paralyzed. You can tell you have it at birth because of the facial deformities.  But it is very rare, you can tell like I said in newborns, when for example the newborn goes cross eyed and/or has excessive drooling.  It may be caused by having a flood of blood in the brain during utero.

They can have trouble with:

• facial appearance and function
• nursing/feeding
• chewing and swallowing
• speech and language

You can  go to any of these doctors for help:

• plastic surgeons, doctors trained to perform procedures that repair deformities or reconstruct parts of the face or body
• oral and maxillofacial surgeons, experts who surgically repair defects or disorders of the mouth, jaw, gums and teeth
• pediatric dentists, health professionals trained to diagnose and treat teeth and gum problems in children and adolescents
• pediatric orthodontists, experts in correcting irregularities in children’s teeth, jaws and “bite”
• nursing professionals with particular expertise in caring for children with facial nerve disorders and deformities
• speech-language pathologists, health professionals who help children and adolescents compensate for and overcome speech, language, feeding and swallowing impairments
• child and adolescent psychologists and social workers, who provide counseling and offer emotional and psychosocial support to children and their families
• when necessary, neurologists and developmental pediatricians who treat related intellectual and learning disabilities

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