Bell's Palsy Symptoms

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• QWhen do most people start to notice symptoms of Bell's palsy?

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  A Greenville Health System answered

  At first, most people notice pain behind one of their ears. A few hours to a few days later, they notice a sudden paralysis or weakness of one half of their face. Because Bell's palsy happens so quickly, doctors can often rule out other possible conditions, such as tumors, that take longer to produce symptoms. However, since other conditions like strokes also happen quickly, people who notice sudden facial paralysis should seek emergency medical treatment.
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• QWhat are the symptoms of Bell's palsy?

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  A Riverside Center for Neurosciences answered

  The symptoms of Bell's palsy, which vary from person to person and range in severity from mild weakness to total paralysis, include twitching, weakness or paralysis on one or both sides of the face, drooping of the eyelid and the corner of the mouth, drooling, dryness of the eye or mouth, impairment of taste, and excessive tear formation in one eye. Mostly, these symptoms, which usually begin suddenly and reach their peak within 48 hours, lead to significant facial distortion.

  Other symptoms may include pain or discomfort around the jaw and behind the ear, ringing in one or both ears, headache, loss of taste, hypersensitivity to sound on the affected side, impaired speech, dizziness, and difficulty in eating or drinking.

  This answer is based on source information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

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