Question 1

what is bells palsy?

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Bell's palsy: Acute paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve
eyelid won't close and one side of face droops
thought to be due to a virus infection or immune response to such.  Typically, resolves completely, but Prednisone speeds the resolution.

Question 2

what is bells palsy? and what are the symptoms

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Bell's Palsy: Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve. Exact causes are rarely known, but it is thought to be a response to viral infections in some case. The symptoms are facial drooping on one side like a stroke, but unlike a stroke, there are no other symptoms and the forehead will droop also(it doesn't in strokes). It usually resolves on it's own over weeks to months. Rarely permanent.

Question 3

what is bell's palsy and how is it treated?

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Facial nerve inflame: Inflammation of the facial nerve which is the nerve that controls the muscles in the face that result in expression such as smiling is thought to be the cause of bell's palsy.  This results in weakness on one side of the face and difficulty closing the eye  as well as the loss of taste along one side of the tongue.  Viral mediated inflammation of the nerve has also been implicated as the source.

Question 4

can you tell me what is bell's palsy? how long does it last and how is it treated?

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Facial nerve droop: Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve on 1 side of the face that will normally cause drooping of the side of the mouth. The facial nerve controls moement of the mouth, cheek and eyelid. The paralysis is noticeable. Sometimes it will resolve rapidly and easily or with steroid treatment. It can also sometimes be permanent.

Question 5

what is bell s palsy symptoms from?

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Loss of nerve action: Bell's palsy is from dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve which activates the muscles of the face.  It usually occurs suddenly, rarely has pain, but causes the eyelids, facial side and mouth to droop.  Most are self limited but can take up to 6 months to improve.  A few last and need surgery to correct the changes in the eye and the eating problems from the droopy mouth.

Question 6

what is the cause of bells palsy, how long will it last?

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Multiple: Facial nerve pressure, viruses such as herpes simplex, cold sores, herpes zoster, epstein-barr, rubella, (german measles), mumps virus, tumors and strokes, are all thought to be possible causes. It can occur overnight and it can go away in a short or long period of time. Many people show signs of improvement within the first two weeks.

Question 7

please help! what is the difference betweeen bells palsy and ramseys hunt syndrome?

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Herpes: Herpes oticus, also called ramsay hunt syndrome (an old term),  is a infection of the facial nerve by the chicken pox virus, herpes zoster.  It is painful.  Bell's palsy is a dysfunction of the facial nerve of unknown cause.  There is typically no pain with a bell's palsy.

Question 8

what is bell s palsy signs and symptoms?

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Facial paralysis: Sudden onset of one-sided paralysis or weakness of facial muscles (usually onset in minutes or hours) which may be associated with reduced blinking from one eye, excessive tear production, altered speech and swallowing, ringing in the ear, sensitivity to loud noise, altered taste, prickly numb facial sensations, ear pain.

Question 9

could you tell me what is the treatment of bells palsy?

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Steroids: When we diagnose bell's palsy within a week of the onset of the symptoms, we treat with Prednisone and an antiviral medication, either Acyclovir or famacycolvir.  Studies show that symptoms seem to improve quicker or may be less severe after the treatment.

Question 10

can bells palsy be cured?

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Usually improved: Bell's palsy is presumptively damage to the seventh facial nerve which affects the motion of the forehead, eyelids, cheek and mouth.  Depending upon the damage to the nerve, improvement generally occurs.  A few will have some dysfunction and less commonly little function.   There is no true "cure" and there is doubt about the effect of medication.  Time will tell in each case.

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