Bell's palsy: One Loyola patient's story
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2013
- Audrey Rex talks about how she noticed the onset of Bell's palsy.. At first she was having trouble pronouncing 'b' and 'p,' and soon lost her ability to smile. After six months she had no movement on one side of her face. She met with Dr. John Leonetti, director of Cranial Base Surgery at Loyola and a well-renowned Bell's palsy specialist. Dr. Leonetti explains how Bell's palsy, or idiopathic facial paralysis, causes acute facial paralysis on one side of the face. It is thought to be caused by a virus. The nerve swells within its bony sleeve and paralyzes itself. Audrey had the surgery to remove the bony sleeve, which relieved pressure on the nerve. She soon started to recover movement in her face. She met with a therapist to improve her muscle function. Her motivation has paid off. Audrey has recovered beautifully. For more information or to make an appointment, please visit www.loyolamedicine.org/find-a... or call 888-584-7888.
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To everyone who lost their beautiful smile, may you recover someday! Always remember to smile from your heart, you're not alone ❤
@Asha Magesh are u fine now??
@Asha Magesh watch my video for motivation
This just makes me want to cry lol been having Bell’s palsy for a bit over 2 months now 😭
I got diagnosed with Bell’s palsy a few months ago, whoever is going through it I know it’s hard and it may be hard to look at yourself but trust me stay positive and it’s only temporary but please go to the doctor it really helps. I’m 16 and I’ve seen a lot of improvements, I got my smile back and everything but it does take time to come back so don’t lose hope
@@brendanbuissereth9006 I got mine 7 years ago and I haven't gotten my smile back
I was diagnosed with bell's palsy in 2019. I made full recovery in just 2 months. No doubt It was one of the most horrible experience of my life.. I was alone..far away from home when it happened...The first symptom I had was that I couldn't move my lips.. then I felt terrible pain on the right side of my face..☹️ I thot i was having stroke and I was going to die in a minute ☹️ I still remember that time I kept saying psalm 23:4 & 2 timothy 1:7 in my heart and that comforted me alot...👏 I was prescribed corticosteroids and some painkillers and did facial therapy for two months. I am perfectly fine now 🙏🏽
Hey you, who is going through this👉 You're not alone..stay positive, shift your focus from sickness to health and from fear to faith... Healing is your portion, receive it now💪Prayers & Love ❤️
@@iman5019 facial therapy and medicines ( corticosteroids and neuron tablets). Stay positive. You will be fine brother💪 Prayers & love 🤲🏼
@@tannirangkham7 Thank you! 🙏🏼
I also suffering from this
This is ho horrible
I was also remember date
4sept 2023😢😢😢😢😢😢
So much encouraged. I trust God for my healing
i was diagnosed with bell's palsy today.. hoping for a speed recovery.
Early Dawn how is it now
Early Dawn I hope you can recover 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏽♂️🆙😇
Synkinesis is still there isin't i was also having 3 yrs backs.
how are you now ma'am?
@Francis C hai mam whr is it i meam instut mam
I was diagnosed with bells pausy when I was 5 I was SO exited for kindergarten I'm 12 now I can't remember my smile... I can't chew with my mouth shut I'm still made fun of... so remember your not alone you are loved and I will live with this disease forever... I'm trying solo to get rid of it YOUR NOT ALONE you are loved and don't let people effect you 💖💖💖
Hey "Lydia"-
Your gonna be alright 😀.
Even if your having a bad DAY, overall you'll see that your LIFE will get better.
So: Stay strong, keep moving foward, don't lose site, and you might be pleasantly surprised at just how many people are in your corner, rooting for you!
Thanks a lots for this lovely comment ❤️❤️
@@MyCatInABox put bad days to other people and not you and your lip looks fine pretty unique and rare you dont need to change it i wish i had it
I don't comment much, but this lingered thru all elementary? I had , first two months I recovered visibly, months 3 4 were me with the internal nerve pains recovering nobody could see
@@hipskipne1984 it is not a disease its a beatiful pretty unique and rare thing and i wish i had it and sod idiots who tease you they are jealous of them you are better than them morons ok you are yourself you have rights so live your life and sod what others say i remember you are beatiful ok and dont need to change
My son (12) was just diagnosed today. He won't stop crying because he keeps saying he lost his smile. I feel so bad for my baby, he never gets a break. Every year my boy seems to have a new illness or problem. I hope he makes a full recovery.
How is your son doing?
Did he make a full recovery? I was just diagnosed with this four days ago and honestly I understand what he meant with losing his smile. I look completely different and it's frightening.
@@petrawitty5575 he's doing great! Thank you for asking 😊
@@unicornmadness6286 yes, he made a full recovery in under 2 weeks thank God. They added an antiviral to his treatment as well. Not sure if that helped, but I was willing to try anything for him. I know it's scary, and I really feel for you. Hang in there. It should go away within a couple weeks to a month.
those illnesses you mentioned, coupled with bell's palsy, indicate a downward trend. you must change your family's diet, eliminate packaged "food", and start massaging, exercising to get proper blood flow.
Happy that she is recovered, I can imagine how much frustration and depression this situation would bring to someone's life
I was also diagnosed with bell's pulsy last week. Luckily, I went to the doctor and they gave me medicine and told me to visit a therapist who will massage my face. My therapist taught be some facial exercises which I need to do every 2 hours and I'm kind of recovering. Some people sadly don't have money for visiting doctor/therapist.. i want to help people like that with what I know. Your condition might be more severe than me or a better but I'll tell you what exercises I do in my face. Hope it helps it, you can try whatever i suggest but it's always better to visit an actual doctor if you can! 😇
1. Try to lift both of your eyebrows, while having bell's pulsy, it's difficult to move one of your eyebrow. For me, bell's pulsy happened in the left side of my face meaning that the left side of my face is kinda paralysed. In the beginning, I had to take medicine from doctor. I couldn't move/lift my left eyebrow completely. After taking medicine, it was a bit better. You have to try hard to lift both of your eyebrows, do it 20 times every 2 hours.
2. Whichever eyebrow you can't lift, massage it with your hand/fingers.
3. Try to scrunch your nose, like when people are angry, they make their nose trills big and furrow their eyebrows. "😠| 👃/ 🐽 - ↗️↘️" like these emojis. Also do that every 2 hours.
4. Inhale and keep the air in ur mouth for 10 seconds, it's okay if the air leaks. Then, exhale (also do every 2 hours.)
5. Massage the cheek in which you have bell's pulsy. How to massage: with your hand/fingers, move your cheek upwards your ear. Also do it every 2 hours.
6. Drink water with a straw
7. Try to blow balloons 🎈
These are what I know, good luck! You are not alone, best of luck! 💜
hope you are better.
Same story i have it on left side too😭
@@Silent.killer_007 for me it’s the right side
@@ArthurShelby-PB sad to hear this , lets hope we recover soon🙏
Thanks
I was just diagnosed with Bells Palsy today. I am glad I found this video...I hope everyone that's been diagnosed with this makes a full recovery. Stay strong it's not the end of the world.
Thank you! I got diagnosed too. I'm still freaked out by it.
Way too many people are getting this, it’s worrying. Why is there not something to combat it yet… I currently have it on my right side and it’s horrible and I dread it will keep reoccurring throughout my whole life
@@ArthurShelby-PB it's a horrible experience for sure. I recovered within 3 weeks. I hope you'll recover soon!
Update: The Bells Palsy has seemed to go almost fully since my last post. I have slight issues with my left side being weak....I guess if that's what to call it. Keep positive...don't let this get you down.
@@leanncaraway2689 Thank you LeAnn! 💚 I hope I do. Happy to hear you recovered. I’ve got some sort of sickness bug at the same time of Bell’s palsy so it’s making things even worse… constant urge to vomit but my body rejects it.
I used to have a beautiful smile. Now it hurts to smile 🤧
I had Bell’s palsy when I was 10. I was sick and got it shortly after. I’m grateful that it went away on its own.
will it go back? or is it a one time thing?
What were you sick with prior to diagnosis?
Joel Embiid having a mild case of this is what made me want to learn more about it....never heard of this before today. Praying everyone inflicted by this has a swift recovery. God Bless You
Blessings to all of you going thru this! I dont have this particular problem but i humble myself knowing people go thru this makes me appreciate my health more. Although im only 22
The Lil doc, is a great doctor. Known him my whole life, great man.
Hoping for the best for your future ❤️ I myself found out today I have it ! I was lost and didn’t have a clue of this or never New anything about!! Thanks for uploading this video for putting out more information out for people like me who didn’t even have a clue it existed !
I am so glad it helped! I hope you are seeing movement.
But what did doctors say, what's the main cause for palsy?
You are giving me hope!
She’s beautiful! I’m happy for her
I got Bell’s palsy in 1984 on the left side of my face and never recovered from it I am now 73. I take a look at pictures and wish I had my smile back. But my husband always said I was beautiful. There are days when it is more difficult than others. I’ve learned to live with it.
My niece got diagnosed when she was 3, she’s now 17 and still can’t smile equally.
i was diagnosed with bells palsy recently. my paralysed side hurts like hell before i took my medication. they only gave me prednisolone. finished it in 10 days. first day i took 12 pills. they told me to cut it down 2 pills each day. i took it every morning after i ate breakfast. then i'll do face exercise and massage everytime i can. i do it for about 10-15 minutes then i rest and repeat. i also used eye drop and eyepatch but i took it off when i sleep. also, dont sleep on your paralysed side. i recovered completely after 2 weeks! goodluck to everyone who was diagnosed with it!
can you recover without medication? i mean is facial exercise enough for recovery?
@@anuarmohamed7590 im not sure about that. but my left side already paralysed for 4 days before i went to the clinic and start taking my medication. for 4 days, ive been doing facial massage and exercise only, thinking that i can get better even without medication but it doesnt get any better at all. so i think it would be better to take medication. you would recover faster with it too.
@@kymmiekym8845 i went to hospital just now and they gave me prednisolone(steroid) too, about 20 pills. They tell me to take 6 pills once for each day(after meal recommended). I dont know if those 20 pills enough or not. But hopefully things will get better. The lesson I got today is dont be panic. :)
@@anuarmohamed7590 wishing you a speedy recovery!!
4 people who got Pfizer shots got Bell's palsy, I am wary of the shot now. Glad you recovered.
I was diagnosed a week ago, I feel so depressed I miss my face. I had the flu a couple of weeks before and was pregnant but had my baby 5 days ago. I also had high blood pressure. I don't get any medication for this I just try rest and massage my face. I wish you all very well xo
Hope you make a full recovery. Been almost a decade for me and I have full function back after a month's but there are some lasting effects. My left upper lip still won't move even though I do have feeling. Guess the muscle that controls it is dead. I also get closure tears any time I'm eating. I sure do miss being able to move my upper lip still even though it's been nearly 10 years.
i’ve been diagnosed with bell’s palsy and i’m terrified, i’m praying that it’ll get better... sorry to anyone else going through it i know it sucks but i promise it will recover before you know it
same, on day 6, best of luck
@maddi clift did you recover? How are you?
0:27 she looks a bit like Taylor Swift... It's just my opinion. ✌
Ikr
I was just diagnosed with this I’ve been so depressed and sad and in pain thank you for this video I pray that mine doesn’t last long I’m so aggravated and feel so helpless .
When I had it I constantly just wanted to know when it would get better, my friend told me to start telling myself I’m beautiful even if I didn’t feel it and I was so depressed, it took me a few months but I started the steroids late so maybe that’s why it took longer for me to get better. Stay strong and during this time remember to treat yourself to great massages, spend time with people you love and make you feel good to be around. Really pamper yourself, my smile is fully back and I’m so grateful it’s better now Alhamdulilah, I pray everyone going through it has a speedy recovery!!
Thank you for your video! I was diagnosed today. I am going to see a nuerologist tomorrow!
Was just diagnosed today, thanks so much for your courage in putting this video out there, I hope you recovered 💘
I have basically all my movement back! I can't believe it was 6 years ago at this point. I hope you are healing already!!
I am a physical therapist and i found that with TENS you will improve alot. Wish you all the best
Turns out it's Chiari not Bells Palsy 💜
Abdirizak Salat what do you mean TENS?
Had this happen hunni and still trying get there God bless you to xxx
I've got Bell's palsy when I was 17, I still have partial paralysis on my left side.. I'm fine with it! It's never gonna be gone for good, but I've accepted it as who I am. 😊
I’m at 6 weeks right now and barely just getting my smile back again and I’m very grateful. it also gives me a lot of hope to fully recover hopefully one day. Also my eye flips the other way around when I close them at the same time and that really bothers me!!!
Just subscribed to you as I see you've been documenting your journey. Nice to know that your smile is slowly starting to return. I don't have Bell's Palsy but I have been experiencing neurological symptoms for just over 2 years that are finally being investigated. Right now, since yesterday, my body feels about 50% numb - it's really annoying. It's mainly affecting my right side - especially the right side of my face!
Sending you love. You'll recover soon x
@@shantajules-russell1067 I’m sorry to hear that you’re going through that I can imagine how hard it must be, but please never lose hope and believe one day you will be completely back how you are. Stay positive and get the medical help available also relax your nervous system..I know it’s hard dealing with these nervous system problems and I will keep you in my thoughts in prayers .
I got diagnosed today with Bell’s palsy I really feel insecure at the moment but hoping for a fast recovery
I hope this works for me. Been living with Bel's palsy almost my entire life. Been having it since I was 9 because of a brain tumor to radiation and chemotherapy with damage to pituitary gland and hypothyroidism. 21 years now since then.
My symptoms: can't close my eye fully no strength to keep eye closed either (I can open the eye just by flicking it with my finger lightly), very tiny smile, no cheek indication, no eye brow movement, and a few others. Other symptoms I'm not sure if it's directly link to Bel's palsy : dry eye (I have tears from just simple exercise like jogging, eating spices or well flavored food not exactly spicy foods, doing physical work like gardening or lawn mowing to mainly from simple body exhaustion if not little sweat), runny nose (happens when body is at little exhaustion also from just simple exercise or sports, from eating mild + spicy foods). All symptoms on right side of face.
It really gets to you when you interact with other people.
Tutored little kids: You smile at them they look at you as if you are doing something weird. Makes you give up the effort of even trying to smile.
Random kids or people who don't understand these kind of illness: stare at you randomly as if you some other unknown race or species and are afraid especially try to ignore you.
How are you now?? I'm having same problem because of surgery of brain tumor... what kind of treatment you are taking??
@@dipsankarki7971 Bell's Palsy has kind of stayed the same. I think it will depend on how much you keep the side of Bell's Palsy active and motional.
I've tried chirotherapy and and acupuncture. So far I think acupuncture may have been the best as to keep Bell's Palsy from getting worse. But acupuncture seems to be expensive also so I don't take it often. I just try to massage or stimulate the Bell's Palsy side of my face.
So far I don't a way to fix this. I would like to know if you do.
@@jonathanwang6230 have you ever planned on contacting the doctor in the video?
Surgery may cost a lot. What if a person has nothing then they’d probably left untreated if it would take long to recover. Sucks! Still hoping for the speedy recovery for mine and for all those who has been having this disorder. Godbless. Godspeed! 😘🙏🏻
Physical therapy interventions is an option with therapist you can gain your movements back
Mine took a few months to recover keep massaging
Steroids and exercises
Pretty girl with lovely teeth and skin. She's very lucky now x
I couldn’t drink anything but thankfully I recovered from it
Was diagnosed on Saturday, I'm praying for a quick recovery.
How many days did it take to recover
@@belindamandaza how r u now?
@@la5161 I've fully recovered now thanks for asking.
@@belindamandaza how days took u to recover fully, i was diagnosed yesterday and I’m depressed any tips?
Was diagnosed yesterday. Half my face is in paralysis. Very scary no doubt. I certainly hope for a full and speedy recovery.
Are recovered from Bell's palsy
Yes. Took about 2-3 weeks. But fully recovered.
@@jamiekirbitz586 im happy to hear this, what did u do to recover btw?
@@amanbhandari__07are you recovered bro?
Almost a month into mine now. I’ve made a massive amount of recovery so far, I look just about like my old self again. The main issue is my eye though. I still can’t blink properly on the right side and with this cold weather at the moment my eye waters loads when I’m outside. I literally have tears streaming down my face every time I step outside, which is most of the time since I’m at university. Bloody annoying but hey, I’m recovering at least.
That’s good, I was diagnosed yesterday and I hope I can recover fast too :)
Mc donalds Crusty burger I’m sorry to hear that. You’ll get through it, just take it easy and get a lot of rest. I’d also avoid reading into it too much. I made that mistake and convinced myself that I had Ramsay hunt syndrome (significantly worse). The best thing to do is to go to a GP get steroids asap. Other than that all you can really do is rest and let it run its course. It may seem hopeless in the first week, but recovery can be quite spontaneous. I hope you get better soon
Are you okay now
This is so encouraging to me! Thank you for sharing. Just happened to me yesterday.
iv had it 2 years back. Still have symptoms to the left eye as well as cheek. I seems to have recovered almost 80% and still noticing slight improvements. But the recovery process is extremely slow in case you had delayed the initial medication. So as soon as it happens rush to the doctor and start recommended medication immediately. I wasted 4 to 5 days until i saw the Doctor which resulted in a very slow recovery.
#vix I dint take medicines and u r ryt about recovery it's very slow I m close to third month and 50% recover only
@Jonathan Lara in short its a very very very slow recovery. The best thing i can recommend is do facial exercises and do some physiotherapy. U will start seeing improvements. but a full 100% recovery is on chance incase u have missed the immidiate medication. But none the less you will see more improvements day by day.
@Jonathan Lara after how many month u recovered
@Jonathan Lara most of the recoveries happened upto how many months
Vix yes that’s the number one thing they recommend! It’s important that steroids and antiviral is started within 48 hrs of symptoms, the sooner the better.
Do you always have the whole half of the face droop? I have numbness only on my left temple and my eyes hurts
What facial exercises did you do to get your smile back to look normal in pictures....please I'm in desperate need of the tips
I was struck in 2012. My V A Hospital diagnosed it correctly. Administered steroids & antibiotics. Ten years later I still have loss of motor function on my left side. My VA hospital wouldn't even do a follow up for over 6 month's. For them surgery wasn't an option. I was a very healthy 50 year old. I still use drops. slowly losing sight in my left eye. Coming to grips with the fact that I may not be able to drive much longer. I am a driver by trade. Anything & everything. Good to see this young lady have a much better outcome. EVERYONE looks & treats me very differently. It sucks
I was diagnosed with bells palsy since 2 years ago and right now I don't recognize well 60% still have pain in the below of my head now I stop doing any kind of therapy or exercises it's hard to deal I really miss my beautiful smile and my face 😭😭😭 and no one can understand the feeling
Most of mine went away but my right eye gives me grief 24-7 and its been over a year , Don't think its possible to fix that tbh
what is the exact name of this surgery and how much it cost ?
My wife had Bells and a DR. friend of mine told me to use Vitamin B12, Alpha Lipoic Acid,
Echinacea and some B complex. She also took B100 and Alpha Lipoic Acid
was the key as our DR. friend suggested it would be. These help with
inflammation and boost the nervous system. She is 100% after 4 weeks.
What the name of the vitamins s
i had this 2 years ago and i only had it for a month! You just have to keep doing your eye exercises
I had Bell's Palsy in 2003. The doctor thought I had a stroke since I couldn't feel the left side of my tongue, chest, arm or face. The night before it struck, I was having a lot of twitching in the affected eye and also it would matter up quite a bit.
The next morning I felt horrible, had to slide off the bed carefully because I couldn't feel my upper right extremities. I crawled to the corded phone I had at the time and pulled it down to me from the shelf it was on and pressed a number, it was my sister, I couldn't talk good and the last thing I heard her say is she is on the way. I think I passed out from feeling so sick because I don't remember anything until I heard banging on my front door. I crawled to it and barely got the lock turned. She rushed me to a hospital and I was told I definitely looked like I had a bad stroke. They did MRI. It was clear. I was diagnosed with B.P. It's been a long time but I'm still with drooping on the right side of my face and eye looks smaller than the other one. I'm learning just now that there is a procedure that may help. I'm very self conscious about it and get called droopy face, squint eye, freak so I try to keep from smiling too big so its not as noticeable.
My heart goes out to anyone that has had or has it. It is rough. I sympathize!
I just got diagnosed today and very similar symptoms as you. Did you ever recover?
@@jilliaadams1066 I was stricken with Bell's Palsy in 2003 and still have drooping on the right side of my face and my eye looks smaller than the other one. I did medical botox for a little while but stopped. It only masked the issue. Didn't cure it. I pray you recover completely. Some ppl recover very well with very little after effects. My best to you. I'm sorry to hear you were diagnosed with this. If you have further questions, I will help if I can. 🙂
Was she immediately placed on antibiotics, antivirals, and prednisone within days of onset?
I was just Diagnos with Bell's palsy...What kind of surgery was done to help with the Palsy?
Hi I was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy a few years ago and twice now my face is permanently twisted
It's been six years.
It never goes off.
But now it's getting severe one eye is totally closing
Did you get help ? It seems like a Long time... i also have troubles with my eye and its been 9 month since my accident.
I was Diagnose yesterday , am so Stress out ,but all the same i wish myself speedy recovery
you dont need a recovery bells palsy is nice i wish i had it it looks cool
What ... Pamela bibby stay healthy
i got it yesterday and its annoying
@@peeku1137 theres nothing wrong with it you just look different its ok to be different sod bullies pit it down to there ignorance i think you look nice and beatiful and i wish i looked like you im nice like that it makes a change from people being horrible
@@peeku1137 u will be fine my dear
I got Bell’s palsy 8 months ago and I still haven’t fully recovered and I don’t think I ever will. I always had a beautiful smile and now I barely take pictures. It really sucks because my self esteem is extremely low because of it.
darling everything is going to be okay, some people take longer to recover. Don't worry.
salvador rocha thank you! I hope so😩❤️
It's been 1.5 yrs, n still my smile is crooked n my eye closes when I laugh so I stopped taking pictures too. I m afraid it will ruin my marriage pictures too
@@clumsy_foodie i dont wanna give false hope, but i honestly think that u can get bettrr no matter how long it takes.💜
@@salvadorrocha3420 thank you so much 💖
I don't know if I have this or not, but the whole left portion of my face, including the lower front left side of the neck gets cramped sometimes and results to a face similar to that. Lasts for about 2 minutes, 5 at most.
Thanks for sharing your story with us, EdsieRabs. If you're in the Chicago area, you can make an appointment to see one of our specialists to have your case assessed. You can book either at our web site (www.loyolamedicine.org) or by calling our Patient Access Center at 888-584-7888. Good luck to you! -Keisha
She looks good now! Thats crazy this happens to people
I was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy when I was 10 years old and the right side of my face never fully recovered and I’m not able to move my eyebrow on that side and the side of my lip is more inward then the left side
I was diagnosed Bell's Palsy..
Im afraid 😥😥😥
did you recover it yet
I had Bell’s palsy when I was 8
My sister just had this today very hard day for us all
Is she recovered from Bell's palsy....pleez tell
@@amanbhandari__07 she did. Her right side is still droopy but not much anymore she came along way after that happened to her
i had this and something that helped me a lot was putting nutmeg inside of my mouth , no the ground nutmeg the regular. I left it there through out the whole day and my balls palsy started to get better . For my eyes i put a warm towel on it and it started to get better : ) . I even massaged my face every night and it was gone in a week or two . This is what i went through i hope this helped
Maolys Ventura what type of nutmeg did you use?? I just woke up today with my right side of my face paralyzed. I had covid -19 and my dr told me they are now seeing a link after the illness to this . :(
i was diagnose 7 years ago and it still hasnt go away. is there a way i can get my smile back.
Do you think CHIARI MALFORMATION could be related or be the cause of some Bells Palsy?
Just diagnosed with Bells Palsy the day after Christmas. My first symptom was that my tongue felt funny. I didn’t think anything of it until I woke up the next morning and my right side of my face wasn’t working. I went straight to the ER and was prescribed Prednisone and an antiviral med. The pain is intense on the right side and the headache is terrible. I wish doctors knew more about this condition. It’s very stressful to go through this!
Danielle same happened to me. I was diagnosed with it on Christmas Day. Noticed my tongues felt as if it had been scalded from a hot drink, next thing you know my face is seizing up. Finally starting to recover now, got a fairly significant bit of movement back over the past few days. Still unable to smile but it’s getting better so I suppose I must be quite lucky
Im 27 and its been a year add me on snapchat so i csn show you @ cooperro562
Danielle any recovery now? A lot of my face is relatively normal again. Still a lot of things I can’t do though. I still struggle to blink properly on my right eye, but I can just about close it when I try. My smiles pretty much back which is the important part, at a point where no one would really notice I have anything wrong with me now. Still certain muscles I can’t move though for instance, I can’t downturn my lips and still can’t puff out my cheeks. I’d say I’m about 65-70% recovered. How about you? Hope you’ve started to recover
Major Bjork The pain has gone away but I still have no improvement in my movement yet. I suppose it’s just going to take a lot of time to heal. I think if I have improved it’s just so little that maybe it’s not as noticeable to me yet. The neurologist can’t see me until March 😫 so I don’t know how much damage was done to the nerve. It has gotten easier to sleep with my eye patch though and the dryness isn’t as bad as it was. I’m glad you’re getting your smile back! That’s something I miss doing for sure!
Danielle I’m sorry to hear that. Don’t lose hope. Recovery can be spontaneous. For me I was sat on my phone and suddenly noticed that I could ever so slightly twitch my cheek; from there things slowly improved. It’s one of those things that take time unfortunately. I wish you a speedy recovery, I’m sure you will improve soon.
Its been a year now i think since i get this bell's palsy... now, i could close my eye and move my mouth to smile a lil bit, and yeah it's been hard to spread smile this past year. Just hoping i could recover soon and can't wait to start spread smile to everyone again :D
Have you recovered fully, now?
@@prabhakarkumar534 unfortunately not...
It’s been 1 week with Bell’s palsy and i haven’t seen any improvement with my face.. hoping for speedy recovery
Ive hd if for 4 months and still nothing
If ur doing something that helped u please let me know and advise will help..thx
I came down with BP 8 weeks ago. My smile is returning slowly but I still am not able to close my left eye. Its flickering a little but just not able to blink completely. I havent seen any physio or eye specialist as yet as this happened during covid and I am still awaiting contact from specialists? Hopefully my eye will improve soon, I have been doing weekly progress videos and the improvement is positive for my lower muscles around my mouth. Fingers crossed the eye will catch up soon.
Are you recovered from Bell's palsy
I have mostly movement but I have dry eye after a year now and the doctor said it will always be there and nothing can cure it . Always gives me a head ache of sorts and fucks with my sinuses . It feels like a someone sticking a knife into my eye sometimes and its 24-7 , so its not fun stuff . I got it from shingles
I also got dry eyes after bell's palsy.
I was discovered with bells palsy on friday hope I go thru dis soon
Abigail Moreno me to I still haven’t recovered they told me 6 months up to a year 🤦🏾♀️
@@eniyahtinafoster4318 how are you now?
I had my first bell palsy when I was pregnant in 2014 but it still goes on and off
ashley ashantay when you were pregnant, how long did you take to recover?? Is my fifth week and I don’t see movements 😢 I’m 37 weeks pregnant
It’s been almost a year and it’s not 100% percent gone. It started in like 2018 of August and I was in the 7th grade and now I’m in the 8th grade and it’s not 100% gone
It’s Destinee!! How did you treat it?
I am diagnosed with bells palsy hope it will get ok
Mr CaT how are you doing?
How are you now?
I found out I have this yesterday 🙏
I first got bells palsey at 3 and it flares up every 10 years
mine was at 13 , then i had one at 31 last year.
today is my third one at age of 32 , and i am depressed too.
hope you are doing OK.
I was diagnosed with it 4 days ago. Taking MethylPrednisolone 1mg and Valacyclovir 1gm but no physical therapy. Dr. Says I don't need it. What I don't understand is how did I manage to hurt my nerve? I'm physical activity and have a gluten-free diet. Low carb, sugar and fat. Received
How is it not ??? Can u seeing improvement . I m also suffering from bells palsy from past 5 days 😢
Did y’all recover I got this 4 days ago
Erick Rodriguez how about you Erick
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My father had it, then after a week I had it. We both had influenza b currently on the same antiviral and steroids. My dad recovered in 2 weeks. We were the first duo case our doctors had ever seen.
How severe was your dad case and did he make a full recovery
I had it then three weeks later my mom got it.
I remember when I could first move again a tiny twitch. No one else could see it but I was adamant. LOOK! HERRE! As I would point to the tiny crook in my cheek.
Likewise.
2 months have gone, I can't move
It's been almost a decade since my diagnosis. Took 1 month to get some movement. As nerves were regenerating it was painful having those electrical firing of the nerves and face & eye lid twitching. Regained full function of my face except for my upper lip as I described in my CZcams video of it. Got feeling in the upper lip but little to no movement which makes kissing the wife weird & awkward when u can't move the lip. Also get crocodile tears still every time I'm eating and it looks like I'm crying.
It's been 4 years but still I haven't recovered fully
I wish he can help me
Thanks for your story. Really inspiring.. I decides to try a treatment at home and I do recommend using FaceRehab mobile application. I used it for facial exercise and it allows to you to track the facial muscle activity during time. Really helped me. Take care
I have it for two years now wtf do i do... i feel bad and really insecure about it
Visit a professional doctor and take facial therapy after talking with doctor.
Could bells palsy go away even after years? Is there hope? 🥺😔
I currently have Bell’s palsy is has been going on for three days. Luckily I went to the hospital and has been giving lots of meds to take it has been getting better but it is still hard to go to sleep and to drink out of a cup I suggest anyone who is going through this to be patient and drink out of a straw
hello, are you fully recovered now?
Same thing happened to me, went to the ER yesterday and got diagnosed with it. So hard to drink now, I use a straw and eat in small portions. So uncomfortable but am dealing with it. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
I suffering from bells palsy problem for the past 6 yrs.still not yet recovered completely.is it possible to recover completely.kindly suggest me.
Hi, Prabhu! Unfortunately, our doctors can't assess patients via e-mail or social media. But if you'll be in the Chicago area sometime in the future, you can request an appointment with one of them either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha
i was recovered after 1 month. acupuncture therapy is the best
I was diagnosed on 11-25-19 and it’s 12-29-19 and I still have it. Really so depressing I don’t know what else to do.
rontavius snipes I’ve noticed it seems to be in the winter a lot that people get diagnosed it’s weird! I got mine on December 25-26 2019!
Danielle you still dealing with it? I am. 1-18-2020
I got it on 12/30/19. At the 3 week mark, I began to notice slight muscle movement. I can furrow my eyebrows but not lift them. The corner of my mouth raises a teeny tiny bit when I smile with my lips closed. I can pucker my lips a little better and my face seems to be straightening out. I'm pretty frustrated with the medical care I've been receiving. No one knows what to do. I went to a physical therapist who said he hadn't seen a case in 15 years so he did a google search over his lunch break and determined that there was nothing he could do for me.
rontavius snipes sorry I didn’t see the message...yes I’m still affected by this! I heard it can take months and months for some cases 😖
DierMe00 it’s really insane how little the medical field knows about treating this! It really seems more common than they admit!
I got bell palsy 2 weeks ago it sucks I still can’t smile but I hope it goes away
Leo Martinez it will I had it few years back no one will ever notice when you do recover keep your head up and look up home therapies
you can smile you just smile different it makes you how you are theres nothing wrong with it i wish i had it
It went away after one month thank god makes me appreciate the little things in life
@@leomartinez5307 you became ugly again bells palsy makes you beatifiul i wish i had it
I am going through this is already 3 days and is awful 😞 I can barely close my eye.
is it a one time thing?
@@vadapaka2083 is one time but the it last like 3 to 6 weeks i am getting better now almost 3 weeks I am like 90% recover
@@TonyLV Bro goodluck i hope tommrow is the day u recover
Same happened to me, this is what my facial therapist and doctor told ,e to do:
So, one of your eye might be normal. You should shut both of ur eyes close but one will remain a little open (because of bell's pulsy) with your index finger, you will tap/press the eye which you can't close slowly. Because of pressing the eye, it'll close. Then you will slowly open both of your eyes again and repeat the process every 2 hours for recovery. Another is, in the downside of your eyebrow, there is a place where women draw the eyeliner wing. Right? Over there, with the help of the finger tip of your thumb, you will press it then move it a little to the left side (whichever eye you ahve problem closing) and also repeat it every 2 hours. This is what I do, your condition might be more severe so it's better if you talk with a doctor. Hope you recover very soon! 😇💗
I live in north Alabama. I’m 49 years old amd this just happened to me 2 days ago. Am I home health physical therapist assistant. Thankfully we have to wear a mask so no one can see my face but pronunciation somewhere and you can hear it. I am also a leader in my church and So many people say that my smile makes their day. This is horrible! Please refer me to a Dr in Birmingham or Huntsville Alabama that can do this surgery.
I just got it after i gave birth a few days ago.. They said i had a fever and an infection. Then days later i came home and it happened...
I am suffering as well
I suffering the symptom of bells palsy today what can i do to prevent prevent it im so poor to take a check up in a hospital any advice thankz
Good day. I'm so sorry to hear about the pain your condition has caused you. You can learn about our financial assistance and charity care options on our web site at www.loyolamedicine.org/patient-information/financial-charity-policy. I hope you're able to get some quality care soon. Good luck! -Keisha
@@LoyolaHealth thank you :)♡
I notice today my granddaughter thats 2 years old her face smily and talking her face suddenweekness to the left side her face
Can you quit the medications after you recover
I just got diagnosed 2 days ago:((
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I was diagnosed will Bell's palsey . It effect one's beautiful smile 😟😭
i got it bqck i’m dec and it went away i’m a week is gonna be ok i promise is scary but is going to be ok
is bell palsy really bad? is there anything you should be worrying? or is just let be for days and be gone?
@@vadapaka2083 usually youll be fine i got it today and it isnt dangerous in most cases
Hey - how are you doing ? Did you recover ?
@@eeriyeol693 yh nearly done revocering it isnt really serious unless you dont see progress after the first 5 days
i have had it for 11 days
OMG, I'm so depressed
U sound like every girl in my school
i was diagnosed with bells palsy today
Did you recover?
@@bleachtide5409 mostly bearly visbale now but i can slighlty tell my left side is lower and less stronger
I recovered from bell's palsy but my bell's palsy area looks bigger than the other side
A virus that attacks your nerves, my palsy came after the flu vaccine, I question wether palsy is caused by a virus.
Holly Leeming flu vaccine only makes you produce antibodies, not get rid of it. And also it’s a flu vaccine not a virus vaccine, it can only hope to prevent flu viruses not other different viruses. The Bell’s palsy virus is most definitely not a flu virus, otherwise you would have the flu.
Cindy You may want too look at the ingredients in vaccines, I'm not buying the safe and effective they are pushing.
@@Shimeko13: Safety was bypassed. It’s a huge red flag when Pfizer & Moderna have clauses that they can’t be sued for any adverse effects from the Covid vaccine.
My husband's was after the flu vaccine as well. And now it seems to be a side effect of covid vaccine
Renee O'Day OK I'm aware a nurse in the US has just reported she has Bells Palsy after Covid shot and is advising people not too get it. Big Pharmaceutical have been promoting vaccines as safe and effective for years because they have immunity from lawsuits. Politicians don't care because both Democrats and Republicans receive campaign donations from Big pharmaceutical, and vaccine courts pay out for damage leaving taxpayers accountable for paying for injury, for something that is supposedly safe and effective. Many have family member that have been injured or they themselves have been injured, and many do not know that vaccine courts exist, and they are paying for them. I would like too know how many vaccine injuries have gone unreported, due to incompetence from medical doctors.
I got it today this is horrible I hate it I jus wana cry
Diagnosed 3 days ago