Table 2. House-Brackmann (HB) Grade before and after Facial Decompression.

Cause of facial palsy	Sex/age	Time between onset and surgery	Preoperative facial function (HB grade)	Postoperative facial function (HB grade)
Otic capsule sparing temporal bone fracture	F/22	10 days	V	I
	M/18	14 days	IV	I
	F/8	20 days	VI	II
	M/56	15 days	V	I
	M/36	21 days	VI	II
	M/52	17 days	V	II
	F/48	10 days	V	I
	M/41	21 days	VI	II
	M/16	14 days	VI	II
	M/35	40 days	VI	II
	M/40	15 days	VI	II
	M/28	20 days	VI	I
	M/38	14 days	VI	I
	F/82	20 days	VI	II
	M/35	28 days	V	II
Bell's palsy	F/34	8 days	VI	II
	F/48	5 days	VI	I
	M/22	12 days	VI	II
Herpes zoster oticus	M/72	12 days	V	I
	F/68	14 days	V	I