Bell Palsy: Symptoms & Signs (Facial Nerve Weakness, Facial Nerve Palsy)

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Alternate Names : Facial Nerve Weakness, Facial Nerve Palsy

Symptoms include:

decreased sense of taste

difficulty chewing on the affected side

drooling

dropping of the mouth at one corner

excess or decreased tearing

fear that a stroke has occurred

hypersensitivity to sound in the affected ear

inability to blink or close the eye on the affected side

pain in the face or ear

twitching of muscles on the affected side

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Author: Dr. Karen Wolfe, MBBS, MA
Reviewer: Kathleen A. MacNaughton, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 06/15/02

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