What is Bell’s palsy?
Bell’s palsy is a nervous system condition that causes the muscles of the face to be weak or paralyzed. It appears when the nerves in your face become swollen or compressed.
Bell’s Palsy usually makes one side of your face droop or become stiff. But in some cases (very rarely) it can affect both sides of your face giving you very little feeling at all.
Difficulties may include:
Being unable to close your eye, and move your mouth.
In 80% of cases, Bell’s palsy is usually temporary and goes away after just a few weeks. But sadly in less than 20% of cases, people with Bell’s palsy do not recover.
You can get Bell Palsy’s at any age but usually the condition is more common among people between ages 15 and
