How often does Bells Palsy recur?!
Question: I had Bells Palsy 8 years ago & now have it but this time with a lot of nerve pain. I am interested in how many times people have had BP & if symptoms differ each time.
Answers: I had Bells Palsy 8 years ago & now have it but this time with a lot of nerve pain. I am interested in how many times people have had BP & if symptoms differ each time.
According to this Bells Palsy info site...
The possibility of recurrence had been thought to be as high as 10 - 20%. These figures have been lowered as more has been learned about conditions that are now diagnosed as other types of facial palsies. Estimates of the rate of recurrence still vary widely, from around 4 - 14%. Most recent reports hover at 5 - 9%. The average timespan between recurrences is 10 years.
I have been suffering with it since May 2007 and the pain for me has been very acute at times. Im sorry to hear your having this pain as well. I wanted to tell/ask you if you knew about the vitamin B-12 shots. I recommend those as they help with nerve damage and promote healing. Also ask your doctor for something for pain. They can prescribe medication that helps specifically with nerve pain. I wrote an article about my experience if your interested heres the link.
Confronting Bells Palsy
http://decenturl.com/associatedcontent/c...
This website is also very informative...
http://www.bellspalsy.ws/
Hope you feel better soon...
My dad had Bells Palsy once and to my knowledge it never came back. It is probably different for each person.
It can recure at any interval and the nerve pain can progressivly worsen with each recurrence, or not.