Bell's Palsy Health Feed

Bell s palsy is a neurological condition that results in a temporary paralysis of the facial muscles. This paralysis or muscle weakness occurs when the cranial nerve responsible for controlling the facial muscles become compressed, swollen or inflamed. When this happens one side of the face may become stiff or can droop. You may experience trouble laughing, smiling or closing the eye located on the side of the face that has become affected.

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Facial paralysis can happen due to many factors. Sometimes inflammation develops around the facial nerve as it passes through the skull from the brain. This presses on the nerve and makes it stop functioning. As the nerve stops functioning, so does the muscle it controls. This is what happens in Bell s palsy, the most common cause of facial paralysis.

Bell s palsy can happen to anyone and its cause is, hold your breath, a viral infection. Herpes zoster, Varicella zoster and HIV viruses ...more

Face paralysis thats is bell's palsy & other facial nerve problem. Recovery will depend on the degree and amount of damage to the nerve
manual closer of the eye with a finger to keep it moist, taping or patching the eye clised with paper tape while asleep
ice should help to reduce inflammation surrounding the facial nerve.

You need to see a physiotherapist and he/she shall relieve the patient of pain by electrical modalities and exercises and cryitherapy. Only medicines will not work. The tgerapist will also rule out s/s of any other cranial nerve involvement.
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Eat a variety of healthy foods from all the food groups. Eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat dairy foods. Whole grains include whole-wheat breads, cereals, pasta, and brown rice. Choose lean meats, poultry (chicken and turkey), fish, beans, eggs, and nuts. A healthy meal plan is low in unhealthy fats, salt, and added sugar. Healthy fats include olive oil and canola oil.

You need to start on a course of prednisone (60 to 80 mg/day) plus valacyclovir (1000 mg three times daily) for one week. It will improve I all probability. Check sugars before taking steroids.

Take physiotherapist Help, they will give you a few modality like tens and ultrasonic therapy which will relieve in your pain.

You can. Tell both the doctors what medicines other one has prescribed to avoid duplication, opposite actions, side effects.

Bells palsy is paralysis or inactivity of facial muscle of the one side,,due to inflammation,, swelling,,or compression of the nerve which control the facial muscle,,it can occur after cold,,ear infection,,eye infection etc,,it is temporary it can subside after few weeks ,,,by proper homoeopathic treatment it is curable,,,

If you have completed the medical treatment as per your neurologist, regular physiotherapy and facial nerve stimulation will help.