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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.
Answered 9/14/2018
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