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If i get the flu or a cold will it cause bell's palsy or inner ear infec or something worse fear bells ?

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Rarely: Many, not all, episodes of Bell's Palsy seem to follow a viral uri. But I see hundreds of people with uris every year, while only a few cases of Bell's per year

Answered 1/25/2017

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A member asked:

If i get the flu or a cold will it cause bell's palsy or inner ear infec or something worse fear bells ?

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Dr. Patrick Connerly answered

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