I have Bell's Palsy. They say it only affects your face. I have no balance. !


Question: All the reading I've done says that BP afffects only the facial muscles, but I have no balance. It's been two months. I go to physical therapy three times a week. Should I be discouraged?

Elling


Answers: All the reading I've done says that BP afffects only the facial muscles, but I have no balance. It's been two months. I go to physical therapy three times a week. Should I be discouraged?

Elling

Bell's Palsy , as you know, affects the facial muscles. But, the nerve damage may also affect your sense of taste and how you make tears and saliva. In most cases of Bell's Palsy, the nerve that controls muscles on either side of the face is damaged by inflammation.
Other symptoms:
1) Drooling
2) Eye problems, such as excessive tearing or a dry eye
3) Loss of ability to taste
4) Pain in or behind your ear
5) Numbness in the affected side of the face
6) Increased sensitivity to sound
Each and every person that gets Bell's Palsy may experience some of the symptoms or all of the symptoms.
If the ear is affected, then this affects a person's balance. The inner ear is responsible in maintaining balance. In addition, the medication (s) that you are taking, may be affected your balance as well. Or, you may have some other underlying physical condition that is causing your loss of balance. In addition, you need to continue with your physical therapy faithfully.

It would be best that you speak to the Doc that is treating you and let him/her be aware of your problem. I hope that this helped some and, I hope that you recover soon. Here's a great website:
http://health.yahoo.com/nervous-overview...

The term Bell's palsy refers to isolated paralysis of facial nerve and is limited to face. You need to consult a neurologist.

Joel Wallach says that Bells, trigeminal neuralgia, are similar, and respond to proper minerals, including Calcium.

Yes, BP primarily affects the facial muscles as it is an inflammation of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII); but it also is involved with sensation around the ear (and part of the tongue)...however, this should NOT affect your balance. Rather, the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) is responsible for balance as is related to the inner ear. The facial nerve has no function in balance.

Vertigo and loss of balance are more associated with Ramsey Hunt syndrome which can otherwise mimic BP.

I would follow up with a neurologist





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