[washingtonismoney]

was diagnosed with Bell's palsy a few days ago.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...im.Mulkey/

[washingtonismoney]

was diagnosed with Bell's palsy a few days ago.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...im.Mulkey/

[Ferris_Bueller]

was diagnosed with Bell's palsy a few days ago.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...im.Mulkey/

I'd never heard of BP, which appears to be diagnosed by eliminating any other cause.

Good luck coach!

A short description is found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_palsy

Corticosteroids have been found to improve outcomes while anti-viral drugs have not.[2] Early treatment is necessary for steroids to be effective. Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment.

[Ferris_Bueller]

was diagnosed with Bell's palsy a few days ago.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/wr...im.Mulkey/

I'd never heard of BP, which appears to be diagnosed by eliminating any other cause.

Good luck coach!

A short description is found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_palsy

Corticosteroids have been found to improve outcomes while anti-viral drugs have not.[2] Early treatment is necessary for steroids to be effective. Most people recover spontaneously and achieve near-normal to normal functions. Many show signs of improvement as early as 10 days after the onset, even without treatment.

[Nan3cy]

Bell's palsy ain't fun, but it doesn't seem to be hard to diagnose. Twenty years ago last month I woke up on a Monday morning completely unable to move the left side of my face. I spent a minute or two convinced I'd had a stroke until I realized that my left arm and leg were working just fine. I called the doctor, who diagnosed it over the phone and told me as much as I heard a few days later from the neurologist I went to.  The doc on the phone told me to expect it to be six weeks before being back to normal, At that point I couldn't imagine having it for another six minutes, let alone weeks --but that is about what happened. It was a month before I could close my left eye.

[Nan3cy]

Bell's palsy ain't fun, but it doesn't seem to be hard to diagnose. Twenty years ago last month I woke up on a Monday morning completely unable to move the left side of my face. I spent a minute or two convinced I'd had a stroke until I realized that my left arm and leg were working just fine. I called the doctor, who diagnosed it over the phone and told me as much as I heard a few days later from the neurologist I went to.  The doc on the phone told me to expect it to be six weeks before being back to normal, At that point I couldn't imagine having it for another six minutes, let alone weeks --but that is about what happened. It was a month before I could close my left eye.