Symptoms of Bell's Palsy
General information about symptoms of Bell's Palsy: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Bell's Palsy. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Bell's Palsy. Furthermore, symptoms of Bell's Palsy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Bell's Palsy.
List of symptoms of Bell's Palsy: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Bell's Palsy includes:
- One-sided facial paralysis
- Two-sided facial paralysis
- Eyelid paralysis
- Inability to close one eye
- Smiling difficulty
- Difficulty closing mouth
- Drooling
- Difficulting speaking
- Difficulty eating
- Loss of facial expression
- Facial pain
- Pain behind the ear
- Tearing eye
- Hypersensitivity to sound in the affected ear
- Impairment of taste
Symptoms of Bell's Palsy: 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. 1
More symptoms of Bell's Palsy: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Bell's Palsy, underlying causes of Bell's Palsy, associated conditions for Bell's Palsy, risk factors for Bell's Palsy, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Bell's Palsy Information Page: NINDS
Last revision: May 26, 2003
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