Bell’s Palsy By: Josh Lumpkin

Who is usually affected by disease.  Which is often accompanied by pain or general discomfort.  Or 40,000 people in the U.S. are affected.  Diabetes, Hypertension or high blood pressure, Trauma, Toxins and Infections.

Prognosis  The prognosis for bell’s palsy is generally very good with or without treatment most patients begin to get significantly better within 2 weeks.  About 80 percent recover completely within 3 months prognosis is the out come of bell’s palsy.

Nervous system  Bell’s palsy strikes men and women equally, usually between the ages of 15 and 60.  In 1821, he demonstrated that the facial nerve was a separate nerve.  They are over Americans each year.

Symptoms  Palsy means weakness or paralysis in one side of your face that causes it to droop.  Causes drooling, eye problems, loss of ability to taste.  Pain in or behind your ear.

Web sites to Bell’s Palsy  topic.com topic.com topic.com  Womenshealth.about.com/cs/bellspalsy/a /bellpalsywhati.htm.com

Named after….  Named after Scottish anatomist Charles bell.  This condition comes on suddenly, often overnight, and usually gets better on its own within a few weeks.