Bell's Palsy

[livingwith]

I started having a slight headache behind my right ear last week. It lasted for 2 days and I thought it was a strange place to have a headache, but really didn’t think much about it. The third day I woke up and noticed that the right side of my mouth wasn’t moving correctly when I brushed my teeth. I went to work, but then started noticing other problems, such as my right eye not blinking correctly.
I was diagnosed that day with BP (though I had never heard of it before). My ri...Read the full article

[vsmlaw]

My husband was recently diagnosed with BP since the onset about 10 days ago. All of you should do your own research to make sure you are getting the correct diagnosis and follow-up care. 2 useful websites I found are:

www.bellspalsy.ws
www.facialnervecenter.org

Apparantly, you need to be careful not to overuse the muscles that ARE working during the recovery period or you might create a permanent condition of the facial muscles where these muscles permanently compensate for the ones that were temporarily paralyzed. Also, many doctor's are not well-experienced with the complete treatment and follow-up.

I was thinking that the nerve swelling would go down, the facial paralysis would go away, and he will be just back to normal with time. It is more complex than that so do your research, everyone!

Good luck!