No one knows. Generally thought to be some kind of infection of one of the main facial nerves, either by virus or bacteria, or some kind of inflammation in the face or temple that presses against the nerve.
Our immune systems work weirdly sometimes. Under certain circumstances it ends up attacking us. Someone close to me had a regular mild fever, but the immune response ended up attacking a part of his brain near the base. motor functions were lost one by one. long story short, corticosteroids were injected into his system to force the immune system to relax. after that the motor functions returned one by one. it was a difficult time.
How does the general population get Bell's Palsy?
No one knows. Generally thought to be some kind of infection of one of the main facial nerves, either by virus or bacteria, or some kind of inflammation in the face or temple that presses against the nerve.
Ive had it once, cause is unknown.
Did it completely go away, or are you experiencing remnants of the illness? I'm glad you recovered
A week of looking like those pics, gradual improvement over the next month, several years of lingering issues. About 95% normal today (5 years+)
Our immune systems work weirdly sometimes. Under certain circumstances it ends up attacking us. Someone close to me had a regular mild fever, but the immune response ended up attacking a part of his brain near the base. motor functions were lost one by one. long story short, corticosteroids were injected into his system to force the immune system to relax. after that the motor functions returned one by one. it was a difficult time.