TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bell’s palsy This is known as acute peripheral facial paralysis of unknown cause. This condition causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. This weakness makes half of the face appear drooping and the eye on the affected side does not want to close.
In most cases, this facial muscle weakness is temporary and improves significantly over weeks. According to the Mayo Clinic, Bell’s palsy can occur at any age. Experts suspect it is caused by swelling and inflammation of the nerves that control the muscles on one side of the face, which could also be due to a reaction that follows a viral infection.
Symptoms usually begin to improve within a few weeks with complete recovery in about six months. However, there are certain groups of people who have some of the symptoms of Bell’s palsy for life. However, Bell’s palsy rarely occurs more than once. The following are the symptoms of Bell’s palsy.
-Facial weakness
–facial paralysis
-Face drooping and difficulty making facial expressions, such as closing your eyes or smiling.
-Sit out
-Pain around the jaw or in or behind the ear on the affected side
-Increased sensitivity to sound on the affected side.
-Headache
-Loss of taste
-Changes in the amount of tears and saliva produced.
Difference between Bell’s Palsy and sindrom Ramsay Hunt
Compared to Bell’s palsy, patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome often have more severe paralysis and are less likely to make a full recovery. According to the Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center, Ramsay Hunt has been linked to shingles. Facial paralysis develops quickly but is usually preceded by painful blisters on the outer ear or on the back wall of the ear canal.
The typical pain of shingles can precede paralysis by up to a week and rarely occurs without blisters (sinus vesicles). If left untreated, the prognosis for Ramsay Hunt syndrome is much worse than Bell’s palsy with more than 50 percent suffering from permanent residual weakness and some developing permanent total paralysis on one side of the face.
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