Has anyone had bells palsy? Does it ever completey dissapear? or return to normal should i say.?

Question

I had it over a year and a half ago, during my pregnancy. I would say it is 90% back to normal but was wondering if it woud competey return to normal?

Answer 1

my 21 year old daughter had it bad last year, we even had to water her eyeball and tape the lid down for her to sleep. she has still got noticable weakness on right side especially when tired or drunk. its a terrible thing an seeing a beautiful girls face like that extremely upsetting. she had 8 weeks off work as she could'nt blink and works with computers. I read recently that Sir andrew lloyd webber had it and thought he had a stroke in the night, and he claimed that he now carries an 'antidote' kit. i think he's been blagged by his doc. or has anyone else heard of such a thing. good luck hope u recover, apparently common in pregnancy .

Answer 2

Bell's palsy weakens or paralyzes the muscles on one side of the face. When something is paralyzed, it can't move, so half of the person's face might look stiff or droopy. The paralysis does not last forever, but someone who has it will have trouble moving one side of his or her face. Bell's palsy can develop over a matter of days. Because it can happen suddenly, someone might think the problem is a stroke - when a blood vessel in the brain gets clogged or bursts. Like Bell's palsy, a stroke can paralyze a person's face. But Bell's palsy is caused by nerve trouble and isn't as serious as a stroke. Bell's palsy can be scary, but it usually doesn't last long and goes away without treatment.

Answer 3

Bells Palsy often goes without any particular reason. Facial massage is helpful and so are the various beauty treatments which include electric currents applied to the face. It is a curious condition and a miserable thing at the time but it does generally get better. The suggestions I have made might help.

Answer 4

The outcome varies. Approximately 60% to 80% of cases resolve completely within a few weeks to months. Some cases result in permanent changes. The disorder is not a threat to life.
Please see the webpages for more details on Bell's Palsy.

Answer 5

My mum had it about 5 years ago, and it still has hasn`t fully gone. She has still got some slight droopiness around her mouth, and she can`t raise one of her eyebrows properly. I don`t think it will ever go completely, but she`s 77. Another woman I worked with had it in her 40`s, and it more or less completely went, but she still has an eyebrow that looks very slightly lowered. I don`t think that a doctor can really say whether it will completely dissapear or not, although they say that it will.

Answer 6

Bell's palsy is usually caused by inflammation of the facial nerve. over 80% of cases will rewolve within 3 wk to 3 months. You can , however have misdirected regeneration of axons (ends of nerves) which can lead to production of crocodile tears. look up "synkinesis" for more info. If you're really concerned, see your neurologist.

Answer 7

The experience I had with is that it doesn't go completely away.

Answer 8

family friend got it after giving birth she tried acupuncture and it worked a few years after that one of my friends got it ,told her about acupuncture and after about 10 sessions it went away ..good luck..

Answer 9

My friend's daughter had this when she was at school and it did go away completely. You wouldn't know she'd had it at all.

Answer 10

Sorry to say it never really goes away, there will always be some symptoms left.