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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis caused by dysfunction of the facial nerve, resulting in an inability to control facial muscles on one or rarely both sides of the face. Symptoms can range from mild muscle twitching to total paralysis and include drooping of the eyelid, changes in taste, and ear pain. While the specific cause is unknown, it may result from a viral infection causing nerve swelling. Most people recover normal function within 6 months with corticosteroid treatment, though some have permanent paralysis or recurrences.

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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis caused by dysfunction of the facial nerve, resulting in an inability to control facial muscles on one or rarely both sides of the face. Symptoms can range from mild muscle twitching to total paralysis and include drooping of the eyelid, changes in taste, and ear pain. While the specific cause is unknown, it may result from a viral infection causing nerve swelling. Most people recover normal function within 6 months with corticosteroid treatment, though some have permanent paralysis or recurrences.

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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis caused by dysfunction of the facial nerve, resulting in an inability to control facial muscles on one or rarely both sides of the face. Symptoms can range from mild muscle twitching to total paralysis and include drooping of the eyelid, changes in taste, and ear pain. While the specific cause is unknown, it may result from a viral infection causing nerve swelling. Most people recover normal function within 6 months with corticosteroid treatment, though some have permanent paralysis or recurrences.

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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis caused by dysfunction of the facial nerve, resulting in an inability to control facial muscles on one or rarely both sides of the face. Symptoms can range from mild muscle twitching to total paralysis and include drooping of the eyelid, changes in taste, and ear pain. While the specific cause is unknown, it may result from a viral infection causing nerve swelling. Most people recover normal function within 6 months with corticosteroid treatment, though some have permanent paralysis or recurrences.

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    Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in an inability to

    control the facial muscles on the affected side.Symptoms can vary from
    mild to severe. They may include muscle twitching, weakness, or total
    loss of the ability to move one or rarely both sides of the face. Other
    symptoms include drooping of the eyelid, a change in taste, pain around
    the ear, and increased sensitivity to sound. Typically symptoms come on
    over 48 hours.

    The cause of Bell's palsy is unknown. Risk factors include diabetes and
    a recent upper respiratory tract infection. It results from a dysfunction
    of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve). Many believe that this is due to a
    viral infection that results in swelling. Diagnosis is based on a person's
    appearance and ruling out other possible causes.Other conditions that
    can cause facial weakness include brain tumor, stroke, Ramsay Hunt
    syndrome, and Lyme disease.

    The condition normally gets better by itself with most achieving normal
    or near-normal function.Corticosteroids have been found to improve
    outcomes, while antiviral medications may be of a small additional
    benefit. The eye should be protected from drying up with the use of eye
    drops or an eyepatch. Surgery is generally not recommended. Often
    signs of improvement begin within 14 days, with complete recovery
    within six months. A few may not recover completely or have a
    recurrence of symptoms.

    Bell's palsy is the most common cause of one sided facial nerve
    paralysis (70%). It occurs in 1 to 4 per 10,000 people per year. About
    1.5% of people are affected at some point in their life.It most commonly
    occurs in people between ages 15 and 60. Males and females are
    affected equally. It is named after Scottish surgeon Charles Bell (1774
    1842), who first described the connection of the facial nerve to the
    condition.

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