Canadian singer Justin Bieber has been forced to cancel his upcoming concerts. The cause: Ramsay Hunt syndrome. A rare disease that attacks the nerves of the face.
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By Charlotte Hutin
Lhalf of the face paralyzed, singer Justin Bieber announced, in a video posted on his Instagram account, that he suffered from Ramsay Hunt syndrome. “As you can see, this eye is not blinking. I can’t smile from that side. This nostril does not move, ”the Canadian revealed to his 240 million subscribers. The extent of the symptoms forces the 28-year-old singer to cancel two concert dates in Toronto. “If the acoustic nerve is also affected, this syndrome can lead to hearing disorders, tinnitus and vertigo,” explains Michel Moutschen, head of the infectiology department at the CHU de Liège. “It’s rarer, but a change of voice can occur in the so-called laryngeal forms. »
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