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Bell's palsy can trigger an increased sensitivity to sound known as hyperacusis. [6] The cause of Bell's palsy is unknown [1] and it can occur at any age. [4] Risk factors include diabetes, a recent upper respiratory tract infection, and pregnancy. [1] [7] It results from a dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve). [1]
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. [3] [4] There is no known cause of Bell's palsy, [5] [6] although it has been associated with herpes simplex infection. Bell's palsy may develop over several days, and may last several months, in the majority of cases recovering spontaneously.
Bell's Palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis and affects approximately 40,000 people in the United States each year. Bell's Palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis and ...
Facial synkinesis is a common sequela to Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis, also called Bell's Palsy or Facial Palsy. [2] Bell's Palsy, which is thought to occur due to a viral reactivation which can lead (through unknown mechanisms) to diffuse axon demyelination and degeneration of the seventh cranial nerve, results in a hemifacial paralysis due to non-functionality of the nerve.
With Bell's palsy, the nerve that allows muscles to control facial expression stops communicating with the brain - giving the appearance of half the face being frozen. It can't move, and so for ...
Bell's palsy causes paralysis or weakness to the muscles on one side of your face and resolves in a matter of weeks.
Bell’s palsy, also known as idiopathic facial paralysis, comes on suddenly and is more common in pregnant women. ... Not only does Bell’s palsy cause you to look different — which for many ...
The mother of six suffered from Bell's palsy last year. ... It is caused when the nerve that controls the facial muscles is swollen, inflamed, or compressed; what causes that is unknown.