Table 1. Characteristics of Participants

Code Gender/Age Occupation Onset/Interview Cause of facial palsy (Diagnosis) Experience of western treatment Progress situation
S001 M/62 Taxi driver 2021.12.30/2022.1.22 Bell’s palsy Medication IPD treatment
S002 M/61 Entrepreneur 2021.10.14/2022.1.26 Cholesteatoma Medication Cholesteatoma surgery OPD treatment
S003 F/67 Taxi driver 2019.5.3/2022.1.27 Ramsay hunt’s syndrome Medication Physical therapy Plastic surgery End of treatment
S004 F/80 Housewife 2020.12.09/2022.2.4 Millard-Gubler syndrome Medication Rehabilitation treatment OPD treatment
S005 M/64 Taxi driver 2020.6.14/2022.2.11 Ramsay hunt’s syndrome Medication OPD after IPD treatment
S006 M/42 Company employee 2019.8.19/2022.2.19 Bell’s palsy Medication Physical therapy OPD after IPD treatment
S007 F/64 Tax accountant 2021.3.3/2022.3.3 Trauma hemifacial spasm operation Medication Physical therapy Microvascular decompression operation IPD treatment
S008 M/44 Dental technician 2022.2.6/2022.3.7 Cerebral infarction(Rt. MCA) Medication Rehabilitation treatment IPD treatment
S009 M/59 Taxi driver 2019.6.11/2022.3.8 Traumatic subdural, epidural hemorrhage (Traffic accident) Maxillary artery embolization Medication Rehabilitation treatment End of treatment
S010 M/75 Minister (Lt.) 2019.11.11 (Rt.) 2022.1.22 /2022.3.17 Bell’s palsy (Twice) Medication OPD treatment
OPD : Outpatient department, IPD : Inpatient department