What is Bell's palsy: Causes and Symptoms
Bell's palsy, also called facial palsy or idiopathic facial paralysis (IFP) is the most common cause of sudden, unilateral paralysis of your facial muscles, which makes half of your face appear to droop.
Symptoms
Drooping of your eyelids and corner of the mouth
Difficulty in making facial expressions, such as closing your eyes or smiling
Drooling
Dryness in the eye or mouth
Impaired taste
Pain or discomfort in the jaw or in or behind your ear on the affected side
Causes
Chickenpox and shingles (herpes zoster)
Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr)
Cytomegalovirus infections
Respiratory illnesses (adenovirus)
German measles (rubella) etc…….
