Bells Palsey

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if it attacks one side of the face more then the other? My left side hurts and is very sensitive to touch it feels like someone has slapped it, I have had a bad headache since Friday.

[SusanTheWriter]

I had bilateral BP. It started on the left side of my face, then a week later, I got it on the right side. 15 months later, my left side was attacked again.

Are you taking steroids or anti-virals?

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

This just started this morning the left side of my face hurts and is numb and itching.

Quoting SusanTheWriter:

I had bilateral BP. It started on the left side of my face, then a week later, I got it on the right side. 15 months later, my left side was attacked again.

Are you taking steroids or anti-virals?

[SusanTheWriter]

Are you pregnant? Get to the dr. Have you recently had a virus? The flu, a sinus infection, anything like that? That can be one of the triggers for BP. Or it could be swelling on the myelin sheath of the nerves that affect that side of the face, hence the steroids.

My face felt slightly bruised, but for me, I had a horrible earace the day before. It also affected my tastebuds for a while.

But the sooner you can get to appropriate meds, the sooner you may recover, based on the severity of the episode.

[Anonymous - Original Poster]

No to any of that.

Quoting SusanTheWriter:

Are you pregnant? Get to the dr. Have you recently had a virus? The flu, a sinus infection, anything like that? That can be one of the triggers for BP. Or it could be swelling on the myelin sheath of the nerves that affect that side of the face, hence the steroids.

My face felt slightly bruised, but for me, I had a horrible earace the day before. It also affected my tastebuds for a while.

But the sooner you can get to appropriate meds, the sooner you may recover, based on the severity of the episode.

[SusanTheWriter]

Sorry. Had to run for a bit. Still, get to Urgent Care and see someone about steroids to help with the swelling. The nerve sheath is already damaged, but the sooner the swelling goes down and the nerve can begin to repair itself, the better off you are.