overview
Symptoms of Bell’s palsy include sudden weakness in the muscles of the face. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and improves dramatically over the weeks. Weakness makes half of your face appear droopy. Your smile is one-sided and your eye on that side cannot be closed.
Bell’s palsy, also known as acute peripheral facial paralysis of unknown cause, can occur at any age. The exact cause is unknown. It’s believed to be the result of swelling and inflammation in the nerve that controls the muscles on one side of your face. Or it could be a reaction that occurs after a virus infection.
For most people, Bell’s palsy is temporary. Symptoms usually improve within a few weeks, with full healing in about six months. A small number of people continue to have lifelong symptoms of Bell’s palsy. In rare cases, Bell’s paralysis can recur. Facial palsy treatment in Khammam
symptom
- Facial weakness
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The signs and symptoms of Bell’s palsy come on suddenly and can include: - Quick onset of mild weakness to complete paralysis on one side of your face – within hours to days
Sagging face and difficulty expressing yourself, e.g. B. Close your eyes or smile
Drooling
Pain around the jaw or in or behind the ear on the affected side
Increased sensitivity to sound on the affected side
a headache
Loss of taste
The reasons
While the exact cause of Bell’s palsy is unclear, it’s often linked to a viral infection. Viruses that have been linked to Bell’s palsy include viruses that cause:
- Cold sores and genital herpes (herpes simplex)
- Chickenpox and shingles (herpes zoster)
- Infectious Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr)
- Cytomegalovirus infections
- Respiratory diseases (adenovirus)
- German measles (rubella)
- Mumps (mumps virus)
- Influenza (Influenza B)
Risk factors
Bell’s palsy is more common in people who:
Are pregnant, especially in the third trimester or the first week after giving birth
Have an upper respiratory infection, like the flu or a cold
Have diabetes
Complications
A mild case of Bell’s palsy usually goes away within a month. Recovery from a more severe case of total paralysis varies. Complications can be:
- Irreversible damage to your facial nerve.
- Abnormal nerve fiber regrowth. This can cause some muscles to involuntarily contract when you try to move others (synkinesia). For example, when you smile, the eye on the affected side may close.
- Partial or complete blindness of the eye that does not close due to excessive dryness and scratching of the clear protective layer of the eye (cornea). Facial palsy treatment in Khammam