Question

Bells palsy

Talk about the body system that is affected. (Respiratory, Cardiovascular, etc.)

What causes this disease? (Are the causes’ genetic susceptibility, environmental, lifestyle factors, another disease etc.…)?

Name three to five patient teachings associated with this disease.

Answer 1

Symptoms of Bell's palsy include sudden weakness in the facial muscles. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and improves dramatically over the weeks. Weakness makes half of your face appear to be sagging. Your smile is on one side and your eye on that side is anti-lock.

Bell's palsy, also known as acute idiopathic peripheral facial palsy, can occur at any age. The exact cause is unknown. It's thought to be the result of swelling and inflammation of the nerve that controls the muscles on one side of your face. Or it may be a reaction that occurs after a viral infection.

Bell's palsy, which is the nerve that controls facial muscles, swells or swells as a cause of a viral infection, as mentioned earlier. This nerve finds its way to the face by passing through a pointed passageway of bone. This condition not only affects the facial muscles, but also saliva, tears, and the tiny bone in the middle of the ear, as well as the taste.

The signs and symptoms of Bell's palsy are usually:

Headache
A change in the amount of saliva and tears that are normally produced
Your taste buds begin to lose their function
Drool
Mild weakness of the facial muscles on one side of the face gradually leads to complete paralysis that occurs within hours or days
Pain and discomfort in the jaws or in and around the ear on the affected side.
A person cannot express himself properly due to sagging facial muscles.
The ear on the affected side becomes extremely sensitive to sound.
In rare cases, hemiplegia can also affect nerves on both sides of the face.
A mild case of Bell's palsy lasts about a month before it goes away. But for someone with severe hemiplegia, the recovery time may vary.

The condition can worsen and lead to the following complications:

Due to the inability of the eyes to close, it becomes very dry and the cornea becomes itchy. This could lead to complete blindness.
Damage to the facial nerve can become permanent and no amount of medication can repair it.
There may be an abnormal growth of nerve fibers causing some muscles to contract and expand involuntarily when trying to move others. This condition is also known as synkinesia. For example, when a patient tries to smile, the affected side's eye may close.