‘Newly diagnosed with Bell's Palsy FAQ's’ Archives
Nightime treatment of your dry eye
Eye Gel (a thicker artificial tear) As previously stated there are many different artificial tears and they differ in fluidity depending on your need. For sleeping it is better to use a slightly thicker version that is more like a gel, as this will remain on your cornea until you awake and remove it. As you would apply artificial tears [...]
Daytime treatment of your dry eye
Frequent manual manipulation of your upper eyelid With a CLEAN finger, and usually easier with the back of your finger, locate your upper eyelid, which may very well be completely hidden under your drooping eyebrow. GENTLY move it as it would normally move. A couple of times should be sufficient to recoat the cornea with your natural eye [...]
Bell’s Palsy symptoms
This is a list of the most common physical symptoms, to which I have added others that I either had, or felt that I had. This is not an exhaustible list and you may or may not get some or all of them. What I found was that to just know that a symptom is POSSIBLE and that it has happened to others and is therefore nothing to worry about, [...]
Will I get Bell’s Palsy on both sides of my face?
Will I get Bell's Palsy on both sides of my face? It is certainly possible to get Bilateral Bell’s Palsy, as I myself experienced, however it is extremely rare and occurs only in about 1% or less of cases. If this happens gradually (with myself it was over 3 or 4 days after experiencing the normal Unilateral Bell’s Palsy) it is very [...]
What is Bell’s palsy NOT?
What is Bell's Palsy NOT? You have not had a stroke. This is the most common assumption (the one I jumped to) and the one with which most doctors are approached and need to rule out. What is going to happen? How far will it spread? When it will stop getting worse? It probably already has stopped. The onset of Bell’s Palsy [...]
What is Bell’s Palsy in simple terms?
What has happened to me? You have Bell’s Palsy, you are not alone, as it is a very common condition and the first thing you must know and must continue to believe, is that it IS temporary and it IS (in well over 99% of cases) going to go. You may have it down just one side of your face as in 99% of cases, or it may be down both sides of [...]
First things you must do when you think you have Bell’s Palsy
GO TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR !!! NOW !!! I could presume that you have already seen your doctor for you to know you have Bell’s Palsy. If that is so, well done. However, if you have not been, then literally close this book and take it with you to read in the waiting room, even on a laptop. I cannot stress this enough. There are over 50 [...]
Facial Nerve Route Picture for Bell’s Palsy Sufferers
In this picture the branches of the facial nerve (CN VII) are in yellow and are pictured over the facial muscles. Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ In all my research I have never found two identical pictures showing the exact route of the facial [...]
Bell’s Palsy Treatment – Prednisolone or Acyclovir?
Studies on the effectiveness of the usually prescribed medicines for Bell's Palsy have, up until 2007 proved inconclusive and I have looked into all I could find. The only one to provide a hopeful conclusion is the most recent full controlled testing published in 2007. I have included the Abstract here with the Conclusion and "cited [...]
