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BELL’S PALSY
TASHA THARP
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II
MARCH 31, 2004
Every person’s face is unique – it would be pretty boring if we all looked exactly alike! ... If so, they may have Bell’s palsy. Bell’s palsy can make someone who has it uncomfortable, but not because it hurts. ... Once you know a bit about Bell’s palsy, though, it doesn’t seem so strange.
In Bell’s palsy, the muscles on one side of the face are weakened or paralyzed; palsy means paralysis, which is not being able to move. It is caused by trauma to the 7th cranial never, and it is not permanent (Bell’s palsy. ...
Bell’s palsy was named after a Scottish doctor, Sir Charles Bell, who studied the nerve that directs how the face moves (Bell’s palsy. ...
Bell’s palsy can show up pretty fast. ... But Bell’s palsy is not a stroke and it is not dangerous (Ninds.) And even though it can be scary, Bell’s palsy doesn’t last forever. ...
Bell’s palsy occurs when the nerve that controls the facial muscles is swollen, inflamed, or compressed, resulting in facial weakness or paralysis. ...
Signs and symptoms of Bell’s palsy include: acute paralysis or weakness on one side of your face, making it difficult to close one eye; facial droop and difficulty with facial expressions; facial stiffness or a feeling that you face is being pulled to one side; pain behind or in front of you ear on the affected side; sounds that seem louder on the affected side; headache; loss of taste on the front portion of your tongue; changes in the amount of tears and saliva your body produces(MayoClinic.
Approximate Word count = 1063
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