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Bell's palsy (facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve, which controls the muscles of the face. Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis and affects about 40,000 people in the United States every year. Additional symptoms that may accompany the condition are pain around the...

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I had Bells Palsy roughly 12 years ago and Ive been told that once youve had it,the virus thing stays even if you had recovered and it could strike again at anytime. Does anyone know if this is true? Ive been panicking every time I get a headache (as thats how mine started)for years in case it comes back. Also, does anyone thats had it and come through the other side get facial twitches, I was told it could be nerve endings that didnt repair after the illness causing it.To be honest when I had mine, I got very little info from the doctor, I left the surgery with an eye patch and a prescription for prednisalone and told to buy straws to drink with as I couldnt use a cup, as fast as I was taking a sip it was dripping down my chin.
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The honest truth us, Bell's palsy's chance of recurrance depends on the manner by which you acquired it; that is, whether it was viral or physically sustained. In my case, it was a physical injury that compressed & inflamed my VII cranial nerve, the chance of a recurrance in my situation is about the same chance I'd win the lottery.
However, if you acquired Bell's palsy due to a viral simplex attack on your cranial nerve (i.e., Herpes, Lyme Disease, etc.), your chance of a recurrance is roughly 10%.