Uneven Face

Bell's Palsy or in other word, Facial Palsy. Have you ever heard about it before? What exactly had happenned to the face? Let's learn together, ya..

Bell's Palsy or Facial Palsy is a condition where the face muscles on one side become temporary paralyzed or weak, causing it to become stiff on that side or droop. The seventh cranial nerve or it is called 'facial nerve' becomes inflamed, swollen, or compressed. The exact causes is unknown, it may be due to after viral infection. Most of the person who gets it, will recover from a few weeks up to six months.



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What are the sign and symptoms?


Mild weakness to total paralysis on one side of your face, occurring within hours to days. Facial droop and difficulty in making facial expressions, such as closing your eye, lift up your eyebrow or even smiling. Drooling saliva and watery eye. You will feel pain around the jaw or behind your ear on the affected side. Increased sensitivity to loud sound on the affected side and you also will have a headache.


Who are at risk of having Bell's Palsy?

Mostly occur during pregnancy especially during the third trimester, also who are in the first week after giving birth. People who have an upper respiratory infection, such as  flu or a cold.


What are the treatments?


Doctors side - they will be given Corticosteroids, such as prednisone. It is powerful anti-inflammatory agents. It can reduce the swelling of the facial nerve, and it may work best if they're started the medicine within several days of when the symptom starts.


Physiotherapy side - Physiotherapist will applied electrical stimulation for the affected side and also will be taught on facial massage. Facial exercises will be taught to them. Care of their eye also will be taught where they need to cover their eye with facial cotton at night during sleeping and to wear sun glasses during the day to prevent from watery eye. They need also to use straw to drink where it is for their sucking exercise. They also need to prevent lying from the affected side. All the exercises should be done hourly.


So Steemian, if any of you or your friends who has these symptoms, please seek the doctor immediately to get immediate treatment, to get good recovery. 😊