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What symptoms did you experience with Bell's palsy? Submit Your Comment
I have complete paralysis of the right side of my face, and severe pain behind my ear and along my jawline up into my upper cheek with Bell's palsy. I cannot close my eye. It has been two weeks today with no improvement. I am doing massage therapy and acupuncture along with steroids and antiviral medications.
I have not been officially diagnosed but believing that this is now my second episode of Bell's palsy. I am experiencing the half face smile, dry eye - actually waters because I can't close it properly. This time around though I am experiencing a sharp pain by the base of my skull. I am going to seek medical evaluation shortly.
I definitely panicked when I found out it was Bell's palsy, though I felt relief it wasn't a stroke so I began to research what exactly are the symptoms. All I can say is thank goodness it's not a life changing experience; I will return to being me once again, it is temporary and I can deal with that.
Medically reviewed by Joseph Carcione, DO; American board of Psychiatry and Neurology
REFERENCE:
"Bell's palsy: Prognosis and treatment in adults"
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"Bell's palsy: Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis in adults"
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