any info re Bells Palsy?

Question

ETIOLOGY, SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, PROGNOSIS

Answer 1

Bell's palsy is a neurological condition affecting the seventh cranial nerve.

etiology

often attributed to a viral cause, occasionally due to pressure on the cranial nerve VII (as is the case in some patients with Pagets disease of the bone) - anything that causes inflammation of the nerve can cause Bell's Palsy:

trauma
tumour
diabetes mellitus
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
other infections

signs and symptoms

patients usually present with a facial droop - one side of the mouth does not work well and they find that food or fluids drip out. Sometimes there is difficulty with speech. Rarely patients will complain of ear pain or loss of sense of taste

prognosis

This depends on the initial cause

Answer 2

Bells Palsy is a condition wherein a person's face - usually - becomes numb/paralyzed to a certain degree.

It often occurs fast. It's signs and symptoms can include, but are not limited to the following. Also, not every person has the same set nor degree of symptoms.

1) Numbness
2) Droopy eye, face, mouth, muscles
3) Numb scalp, cheek, ear
4) Slurred speech

In many cases the condition will go away on it's own over time. To the best of my knowledge - and I had Bells Palsy a couple of decades age - the duration of this condition varies greatly from a few weeks to months.

In my case, my face is still numb about 25% - like the entire right part of my head - including scalp - is shot full of novacaine!!

My case was part of my ultimate diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. However, there isn't any documented link between the two conditions.

Hope that this helps.

Answer 3

Paralisis on one side of your face including eyelid,pain behind ear, distorted smile and frown,changes in taste, salivation, and tears. People with severe cases usally recover 80-90%.

Answer 4

check this
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic56.htm

Answer 5

www.webmd.com good luck! :)