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Bell's Palsy Pictures
Bell’s palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from damage to the 7th
(facial) cranial nerve. This nerve disorder afflicts approximately 40,000 Americans each
year. It can strike almost anyone at any age; however, it disproportionately attacks
pregnant women and people who have diabetes, influenza, a cold, or some other upper
respiratory ailment. In addition to one-sided facial paralysis with possible inability to
close the eye, symptoms of Bell’s palsy may include pain, tearing, drooling,
hypersensitivity to sound in the affected ear, and impairment of taste. The common cold
sore virus, herpes simplex, and other herpes viruses are the likely cause of many cases of
Bell’s palsy. |