For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce or eliminate the need for opioid medications to control postoperative pain, ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For pediatric patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair, preoperative ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block (SMNB) is associated with ...
A nerve block administered to a nerve that provides sensation to the palate, upper jaw and upper lip halts pain during the surgery and significantly reduces it afterward, researchers recently reported ...
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7 of 10 babies needed no opioids at all to manage post-surgery pain FRIDAY, Dec. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Using a nerve blocker before surgery to correct cleft palate can reduce or eliminate the ...
The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is crucial for hearing. Issues with the cochlear nerve can result from inflammation, infection, injury, or a tumor. Cochlear implants can ...