Bell's palsy - Symptoms
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If symptoms are new, severe or persistent, contact a health care provider.Major symptoms includeSudden paralysis on one side of the face, including the muscles of the foreheadDifficulty in closing eyelids and smilingDroolingA decrease in the ability to tasteDifficulty in chewingPain or numbness behind the earsHeadache Sudden paralysis on one side of the face, including the muscles of the forehead Difficulty in closing eyelids and smiling Drooling A decrease in the ability to taste Difficulty in chewing Pain or numbness behind the ears Headache The direct cause is not known. Most of the cases are associated with viral infections. Those are: Herpes simplex (Cold sores and genital Herpes) Herpes zoster (Chickenpox and shingles) Epstein-Barr (Mononucleosis) Cytomegalovirus infections Adenovirus (Respiratory illnesses) Rubella (German measles) Mumps virus (Mumps) Influenza B (Flu) Coxsackievirus (Hand-foot-and-mouth disease) The other reasons could be Trauma Fever Tooth extractions The risk factors include: Pregnant women who are in thrid trimester or in the first week after the delivery Diabetes Upper respiratory infection Irreversible damage to your facial nerve Misdirected regrowth of nerve fibers Partial or complete blindness of the eye – due to dryness and scratching of the cornea
Sudden paralysis on one side of the face, including the muscles of the forehead
Difficulty in closing eyelids and smiling
Drooling
A decrease in the ability to taste
Difficulty in chewing
Pain or numbness behind the ears
Headache
The direct cause is not known. Most of the cases are associated with viral infections. Those are:
Herpes simplex (Cold sores and genital Herpes)
Herpes zoster (Chickenpox and shingles)
Epstein-Barr (Mononucleosis)
Cytomegalovirus infections
Adenovirus (Respiratory illnesses)
Rubella (German measles)
Mumps virus (Mumps)
Influenza B (Flu)
Coxsackievirus (Hand-foot-and-mouth disease)
The other reasons could be
Trauma
Fever
Tooth extractions
The risk factors include:
Pregnant women who are in thrid trimester or in the first week after the delivery
Diabetes
Upper respiratory infection
Irreversible damage to your facial nerve
Misdirected regrowth of nerve fibers
Partial or complete blindness of the eye – due to dryness and scratching of the cornea
DA: 90 PA: 49 MOZ Rank: 26
