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Damage to facial nerve just above branching of chorda tympani causes all except:

A
Hyperacusis
B
Decreased salivation
C
Loss of taste from tongue
D
Paralysis of muscles of facial expression
High-Yield Explanation
Lesions within the facial canal distal to the meatal segment cause both hyperacusis and ageusio; lesions in the facial canal between the nerve to stapedius and the chorda tympani cause ageusia but no hyperacusis; lesions distal to the chorda tympani cause neither ageusia and hyperacusis.

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