Bells palsy, I got this thing! HELP! Options

[Assault trooperPolska]

Heh, i got Bells palsy... its not cool, my left eye is half-open when I sleep, and I basicly look like a retard, or more of with bells palsy than usual ... Its quite interesting, being paralized on one side of your face... makes you wonder about how difficult it would be if you were in a accident, and your spinal cord was all screwed up, and be paralized all over the body... just thinking about it gives me the chills... and this experiance makes me give mad respect to people that are paralized, and still manage to carry on with their lives...

[T/A6Pak]

Bell's palsy is a neurological disorder caused by damage to the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve, which results in weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. The paralysis causes distortion of facial features and interferes with normal functions, such as closing the eye and eating. The onset of Bell's palsy is usually sudden. Many people wake up in the morning and find that one side of their face is paralyzed. Patients often fear that they have suffered a [url="java script:GoTo("]stroke[/url], but Bell's palsy is not related to stroke. Milder symptoms include tingling around the lips or a dry eye, and usually progress quickly, reaching maximum severity in 48 hours or less.



Assault trooper how old are you? Have you seen a doctor? This sounds pretty serious...hope you are getting medical attention asap!!!!!! They say this usually affects young adults!! Hope you are feeling better soon!

T/A6Pak

[Assault trooperPolska]

Assault trooper how old are you? Have you seen a doctor? This sounds pretty serious...hope you are getting medical attention asap!!!!!! They say this usually affects young adults!! Hope you are feeling better soon!

T/A6Pak

I am 16, and just as Gorge Clooney experiensing Bells palsy in high school...
I did see a doctor and tomorow I'll see a neurologist... thanks for the concern... it really dosen't hurt or anything, just sort of makes you look like you had some issues, or if you see just the affected side you would think I am acting serious as hell about everything...
The worst part is that pronounsing B's and P's is hard, thus when I explained to people in school what I had I said something along the lines of >Whbhell's whphalsy< not Bells palsy...

I must say to everyone, this is not a plesant thing, and if you feel pain around your ear, and if your taste on the same side as the ear's pain is not there or ackward (the day before my face was paralized, when I drank orange juice on the right side(unaffected) it tasted like orange juice and on the left side(the affected side) it tasted like water with soap), then next day you'll just wake up and realize that your face on one side is paralized... so watch yourselves out there...