Table 1.

Descriptive data of 29 patients with lower motor facial palsy due to intra-aural tick infestation over 15 years (Described 3 time periods; 1st to 3rd phase)

Descriptive data	1st Phase (2001–07)	2nd Phase (2008–09)	3rd Phase (2011 to 16)
Total number of patients	12	6	11
Mean age (range) years	45 (19–76)	50 (37–72)	49 (33–68)
Gender
Male	6	3	1
Female	6	3	10
Tick infested ear and facial palsy
Right	4	2	5
Left	6	4	1
No. of patients with otalgia	12	6	6
No. of patient with ear discharge	6	2	1
No. of patients with affected hearing	5	2	1
Mean duration of pain in the ear till detection of tick (range) days	5 (2–13)	3 (1–7)	4 (1–7)
Mean duration of time from pain in the ear to onset of facial palsy	7 (1–17)	5 (2–7)	5 (2–11)
Day of removal of tick from detection
No. on same day	9	2	3
Delayed (day range)	1–3	1–9	1–5
No. developed palsy tick in-situ	8	3	4
No. developed palsy after removal of tick	4	3	7
Time range taken for onset of palsy after removal of tick	2–7	3	1–7
No. with neuropraxia	8	5	9
No. with axonal degeneration	4	1	2
Time for clinical recovery (range) in months	1–55	1–3	1–13
No. with partial recovery	2	2	2