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. 2023 Dec 8;90(3):101374. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101374

Table 5.

Assessment of facial movement according to Fisch [1981].

Symmetry of face % Points
At rest 0 0
30 6
70 14
100 20
Wrinkling forehead 0 0
30 3
70 7
100 10
Closing eyes 0 0
30 9
70 21
100 30
Smiling 0 0
30 9
70 21
100 30
Whistling 0 0
30 3
70 7
100 10

For each of five positions of face, evaluator had four choices. A total of 100 points was divided between different positions of face according to following key: face at rest, 20 points; wrinkling forehead, 10; closing eyes, 30; smiling, 30; whistling, 10. Total points can be used to express facial symmetry in percent.