Facial nerve decompression - what is the evidence? .ical 09-09, 17:00–17:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Otology 2 Round table discussion about modern indications for facial nerve decompression. Katherine Pollaers Katherine Pollaers is an Otologist and Lateral Skull Base Surgeon in Perth, Western Australia. This speaker also appears in: Modern approaches to the management of functional head and neck paragangliomas.