21. BrainTalk Communities - Bells Palsy Page 1 of 2, 1, 2, . Threads in Forum bells palsy, Forum Tools, Search this Forum. Was it bells palsy. jimsmum. 0418-2004 1226 PM by jimsmum Go to last post. 2, 99. http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=95

22. Bell's Palsy - Patient UK bells palsy Patient UK. Anyone can get bells palsy, and it affects both men and women equally. It most commonly occurs between the ages of 10 and 40. http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=23068866

23. Bells Palsy - Patient UK bells palsy. UK sources of information and / or support This website (Patient UK) has a leaflet on Bell s Palsy. Related pages. Leaflets. Bell s Palsy http://www.patient.co.uk/pilsw1045.htm

Bells Palsy UK sources of information and / or support This website (Patient UK) has a leaflet on Bell's Palsy Related pages Leaflets Bell's Palsy Self help groups EuroLyme Top of Page Home Information Leaflets ... Find me a... Find information about Phone a GP Your Surgery Medical Insurance Related: Leaflets Self help groups Glossaries Print this page Patient UK is a CHIQ partner How can I Judge the quality of health information? Feedback Add link Advertise About Us ... EMIS and Patient Information Publications 1997-2004

24. What Is Bell's Palsy? Learn all about what is bells palsy, which is caused by a abnormality of the facial nerves. What is Bell s palsy? Learn all about http://kyky.essortment.com/whatisbellspa_rsyj.htm

What is Bell's palsy? Learn all about what is Bells palsy, which is caused by a abnormality of the facial nerves. There are twelve cranial nerves that lead directly from the brain to various parts of the head. These nerves process hearing, assist in maintaining equilibrium, control movements of the face, throat, neck and eyes, receive sensations from the face, throat and tongue, control the nerve of smell and control the nerve of sight. Any disorder of these nerves will produce a loss of function in the area that the nerve affects. Such is the case with Bell's palsy which is caused by a abnormality of the facial nerve. Named for Scottish anatomist Sir Charles Bell who was first to distinguish between motor and sensory functions of the nerves, Bell's palsy is a paralysis of the facial muscles that usually affects only one side of the face. bodyOffer(19155) Although the cause of Bell's palsy is unknown, it is believed that it may be associated with herpes zoster or shingles, a swelling of the facial nerve as a reaction to viral infections or a lack of blood supply. This disorder affects the cranial nerve that stimulates action in the facial muscles creating a temporary inflammation of the facial nerve. This is a common disorder that appears suddenly, even though the person affected may develop a pain behind the ear or weakness in the facial muscles prior to the onset. The symptoms that occur are unpredictable and can range from mild to the complete paralysis of one side of the face. Unlike a stroke which also causes facial paralysis in the lower part of the face, Bell's palsy affects only the face in both the upper and lower areas.

25. AAEM - Patient Resources - Bells Palsy Patient Resources bells palsy. Bell s Palsy. What is Bell s Palsy? Most people with Bell s Palsy develop a rapid onset of facial weakness. http://www.aaem.net/aaem/patientInfo/bells_palsy.cfm

Patient Resources - Bells Palsy Membership Directory Practice Issues / Advocacy Employment/Training Career Center Fellowship Listing EDX Courses Training Links ... List Rental Bell's Palsy What is Bell's Palsy? Bell's Palsy is a nonprogressive neurological disorder of the 7th cranial nerve (a nerve in your face). It causes partial facial paralysis and afflicts approximately 40,000 Americans a year. The cause of Bell's Palsy is unknown, however, viral infection, autoimmune disease, and micro-circulation problems are suspected causes. Most people with Bell's Palsy develop a rapid onset of facial weakness. This usually takes place over several hours to a day, and in most cases it involves only one side of the face. There is sometimes a family history of Bell's Palsy. Bell's Palsy can be recurrent (about 20% of those who suffer from Bell's Palsy will have a reoccurrence), and some people with Bell's Palsy have symptoms of a virus. When patient develops Bell's Palsy they want to know what caused the weakness or paralysis, how long it will last, and what they can do to make it improve or what they should do until it improves. The most important treatment is to protect the eye. Tears keep your eyes moist through blinking. Often with Bell's Palsy the ability to blink is reduced or eliminated which can result in drying, erosion, and ulcer formation on the cornea and possible loss of the eye. Your doctor will often prescribe a lubricant for your eye.

26. Bell's Palsy (palsey) - Online Treatment Advisor. New Treatments, March 2, 2004. Bell s Palsy (Bells Palsey) Online Treatment Advisor. This interactive medical program will find the best treatment for bells palsy (palsey). http://www.medical-library.org/journals/treatment/peripheral_neurop/1_bells_pals

Online Treatment Advisor The National Medical Society Bell's Palsy (Bells Palsey) - Online Treatment Advisor Find the best and newest treatment for Bell's palsy (palsey) based on the patient's symptoms. New Treatments, March 2, 2004. For how many days or weeks has the face droopiness, droopy eyelid or facial weakness been present? How old is the patient? Does the patient have headaches? Yes No Does the patient have fever? Yes No Don't know Has the patient had fatigue? Yes No Don't know Has the patient ever had a cold sore around the mouth? Yes No Don't know Does the patient have a droopy eyelid? Yes No Sara J. Thompson, MD back to the library Online Diagnosis of Symptoms and Medical Diseases Online Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders Online Treatment Advisor and New Treatments ... Diagnosis by Disease This interactive medical program will find the best treatment for Bells palsy (palsey).

27. Bells Palsy Facial Exercises Facial Exercises I scanned these images in with a hand scanner and must apologize for the quality. They weren t too good when they http://www.mindspring.com/~mattcn/medical/facial.htm

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29. Drug InfoNet Doctors' Answers To Frequently Asked Questions - Bell's Palsy Bell s Palsy Medication Question Is the dosage of prednisone that I have been prescribed too high for my diagnosis of bells palsy? http://www.druginfonet.com/faq/faqbellp.htm

Doctors' Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" - Bell's Palsy These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An individual patient is always advised to consult their own physician. Bell's Palsy Medication Question: Is the dosage of prednisone that I have been prescribed too high for my diagnosis of Bells Palsy? The dosage is 80 mg daily for four days, reduced by 10 mg every four days until the final dose of 10 mg daily for 7 days. At the end of this period I am to be reviewed by my doctor. Answer: There is no set recommendations for the dosage of steroids in Bell's Palsy. Some do not think that it is even effective. However, given the lack of any other treatment most physicians will burst the steroids as yours is doing. 80 mg is on the higher side of the dosing scheme, as most physicians would use 40 or 20. However, as I said this area is poorly researched and a high initial dosage may be what we all should be using. This dosage is higher than I would use, but I'm not critical for his using this dosage. The tapering schema is certainly correct. Back to Drug InfoNet Home Page.

30. Bells Palsy & Homeopathy Homeopathy bells palsy. (User entered condition) Homeopathic remedies are prescribed by of symptoms. bells palsy. For suggestions of http://www.abchomeopathy.com/c.php/20

Homeopathy Relevent forum posts: Bells Palsy (3 replies) Bells Palsy (3 replies) Conditions - B Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial Vaginosis ... Bursitis Homeopathy - Bells Palsy (User entered condition) Homeopathic remedies are prescribed by symptoms rather than conditions, as each case of a particular illness can manifest differently in different people. However, to make it quicker to find the symptoms related to Bells Palsy, the symptoms experienced by a previous vistor to our homeopathic remedy finder have been grouped, by them, under the name of Bells Palsy. There may be symptoms not related to Bells Palsy, and this may not be an exhaustive list of symptoms. Bells Palsy For suggestions of homeopathic remedies for Bells Palsy, tick the boxes below and press the Find Remedies button at the bottom of the screen. On the next screen, you should enter any other symptoms in the search box. face; lips; heavy feeling; lower lip; ; face; lips; heavy feeling; upper lip; ;

31. Bells Palsy - ABC Homeopathy Forum Remedy Finder Conditions bells palsy. Materia Medica Links Agaricus Emeticus. Homeopathy and Health Forum. bells palsy. From Bells Sufferer, on 200403-23. http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/2523/

Homeopathics Homeopathy Software Homeopathic Remedies Store ABC Homeopathy Homeopathic medicine Homeopathy Forum Remedy Finder Conditions: Bells palsy Materia Medica Links: Agaricus Emeticus Agaricus Phalloides Agaricus Muscarius Cadmium Sulphuratum ... Ruta Graveolens NOTE: Due to spelling variations not all remedies mentioned in the forum are included as links above. To find others, go to the home page and follow the alphabetical links in the shop section. Forum Archive: Homeopathy and Health Forum Bells Palsy From Bells Sufferer [Log on to view profile] on 2004-03-23 3 replies 158 views Are there any remedies to cure/turn around the symptoms of Bells Palsy? Re: Bells Palsy From DRVenugopal [Log on to view profile] on 2004-03-25 Dr. Venugopal Gouri. Re: Bells Palsy From Astra2012 [Log on to view profile] on 2004-03-26 Paralysis Bell’s Palsy Acon., Alum., Am. phos., Bell., Cadm. s., Caust., Cocc., Cur., Dulc., Formica., Gels., Graph., Hyper., Kali chlor., Kali iod., Merc. c. k., Physal., Rhus t., Ruta, Senega, Zinc. picr. Left side Cadm. s., Senegal

32. Bell's Palsy Facial Paralysis Bell s Palsy Facial Paralysis. Bell s Palsy. Bell s Palsy. Bell s Palsy any treatment options? Bell s Palsy. bells palsy Intro Page. The Bell s Palsy Network. http://www.ability.org.uk/Bell's_Palsy_Facial_Paralysis.html

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34. Maggie Davis' Bell's Palsy Story 33 and a half weeks pregnant on the 1st June 2000, bells palsy started again, I woke up to a searing stabbing pain in the base of my neck again on the left http://heartsongbooks.com/bells.html

This page last updated 5/10/04 Author and Publisher Maggie Davis talks about her personal experience with Bell's palsy Others share their experience with Bell's palsy Read excerpts from maggie's latest book, Caring in Remembered Ways. ... HomeTalks~opportunities for sharing Please note that what follows is not a prescriptionI am not a doctorit is a report of what worked for me during my three-week engagement with Bell’s palsy. After two weeks, I was nearly 90% healed, with a wee bit of muscle loss remaining on one side of my mouth. After three weeks, 100% fine. History: I’m 54, an author/publisher/community volunteer and lay-healer. I’ve had insulin dependent diabetes for about seven years and chronic neck pain for a much longer time than that. For over twenty years I’ve experienced pain in the facial nerve on the left side of my face when I’m out in a cold wet wind. Before its onset the morning after Thanksgiving, I never had Bell’s palsy. Two days before Thanksgiving, I noticed a cold sore in the corner of my mouth. I don't usually have cold sores. Without any treatment, the cold sore was gone in about an hour. On Thanksgiving day, I went for a twenty minute walk without a hat. That Maine day was cold and snowy and windy. Treatment: The day I realized what was going on, I scoured the Internet for information. I was particularly interested in what folks who actually had had Bell’s palsy were saying. From all the treatments that were mentioned, I intuitively selected what I would begin with, and then I evolved from there. I did not use allopathic drugs of any kind (eg. steroids, prednizone. Nor did I ever consider using them.) After speaking with people in my town, and consulting my own best wisdom, here’s what I came up with. I’ve starred* what feels like it’s done the most good.

35. Bells Palsy - RNID Bulletin Board We have been advised that he runs a high risk of developing bells palsy without the surgery, however, there is a risk to the hearing he currently has got with http://www.rnid.org.uk/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002564.html

The aim of this discussion forum is to promote debate and air views on topics relating to deafness and hearing loss. It is not designed to answer general inquiries. Should you need information on a particular subject, please see our leaflets and factsheets or contact RNID Information Line in the usual way. To protect the privacy of individuals who post on this discussion board, please post replies on the discussion board rather than directly e-mailing individuals, unless specifically requested. You need to register before you can post. RNID Bulletin Board RNID Discussion Forum Bells Palsy profile register preferences faq ... next oldest topic Author Topic: Bells Palsy Russ forum member posted 12 May 2004 22:41 Later this year my young son who is deaf in one ear and has about 50% hearing in his 'good' ear has to have reconstructive surgery on his 'good' eardrum. This will not improve his hearing but should prevent it getting worse. We have been advised that he runs a high risk of developing Bells Palsy without the surgery, however, there is a risk to the hearing he currently has got with the surgery. Anyone got any experience of this? For the record, his hearing loss is neurological and the damaged ear drums caused by two grommet insertions leaving pockets of scar tissue. This year's opp is a nasty one, needing four to five hours of surgery as it has to be carried out from the inside ie. by going in through the skull with the ear partially removed. This will be followed by about two weeks of total deafness before we know if the surgery has worked ok. Needless to say, next year the other (totally deaf) ear will require the same proceedure to prevent the Palsy risk.

36. Bell's Palsy Bell s palsy. Print this article, MRI is only indicated in clinically atypical forms of Bell s palsy, to exclude other causes of facial paralysis. http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/Volume VI 2/BELLS PALSY.ASP

Amershamhealth.com Search for: Type a word or a phrase. All forms of the word are searchable. Browse entry words starting with: A B C D ... Other characters Bell's palsy (Sir Charles Bell, 1774-1842, Scottish physiologist in London), unilateral acute paralysis of the facial muscles (supplied by the seventh cranial nerve) without definable cause. Most patients have a recovery of the facial motor function within 2 months. The diagnosis should only be used in patients without evidence of pathology in the parotid gland, temporal bone or central nervous system. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI shows in many patients a typical linear enhancement of the facial nerve, most pronounced in the distal intracanalicular segment (near the fundus of the internal auditory canal) and labyrinthine segment, segments normally not showing enhancement ( Fig. 1 ); no nodular mass is visible along the course of the facial nerve. MRI is only indicated in clinically atypical forms of Bell's palsy, to exclude other causes of facial paralysis. See also facial nerve palsy RH The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging Volume VI:2 Bell's palsy, Fig. 1

37. Bell's Palsy Bell s palsy,. Print this article, (Sir Charles Bell, 17741842, British physiologist), idiopathic facial nerve paralysis which represent http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/Volume VI 1/BELLS PALSY.ASP

Amershamhealth.com Search for: Type a word or a phrase. All forms of the word are searchable. Browse entry words starting with: A B C D ... Other characters Bell's palsy, (Sir Charles Bell, 17741842, British physiologist), idiopathic facial nerve paralysis which represent about 80% of all facial nerve palsies. Clinically, the symptoms develop acutely and undergo spontaneous resolution within 8 weeks. If symptoms last longer imaging studies are necessary to eliminate other possible causes. The other possible causes of facial nerve palsy may be divided into expansive and nonexpansive. Expansive lesions present with a slowly progressing onset and include primary or secondary compressive neoplasms. The most common primary neoplasm of the facial nerve is a schwannoma . On imaging, schwannoma may be shown along any segment of the nerve but it has a predilection for the geniculate ganglion and enhances strongly. Patients with idiopathic Bell's palsy may demonstrate enhancement of various segments of the facial nerve in the temporal bone, but the nerve is not usually enlarged. Primary meningioma of the facial nerve is an exceptional occurrence. Other expansive lesions that can produce facial nerve palsy in the temporal bone include cavernous haemangiomas, sclerosing haemangioma, epidermoid, hamartoma, meningioma, chemodectoma and perineural tumour spread from parotid adenoid cystic carcinoma.

38. HealingWell.com - Medifocus Guides - Bells Palsy HealingWell Medcenter Medifocus Guide. Bell s Palsy. Bell s palsy (BP) also called facial nerve palsy, is usually a unilateral (onesided) facial paralysis http://www.healingwell.com/medcenter/bells_palsy.asp

Search Site: Search Web: HealingWell Medcenter Medifocus Guide Bell's Palsy Bell's palsy (BP) also called facial nerve palsy, is usually a unilateral (one-sided) facial paralysis that occurs suddenly and worsens over a period of hours to days. Dysfunction of the facial nerve can occur through several different mechanisms: compromise of the blood supply to the nerve; inflammation and edema within the nerve; immune reaction; or viral infection. BP is the most common cause of facial paralysis affecting approximately 65,000 persons every year in the United States. BP mostly affects young and middle-aged adults. The incidence rises again after the age of 60. Recent research has provided evidence that the herpes simplex virus (HSV) may play an important role in as many as 70% of BP cases. HSV is the same virus that causes cold sores and lives in nerves. Because most cases of BP resolve spontaneously, the need for treatment has been debated, especially in mild cases. The goals of therapy are to prevent or minimize significant and long-term paralysis, disfigurement and disability. Treatment may include medications and rarely, surgery. The Medifocus Guide on Bell's Palsy provides answers to the following important questions and medical issues: What are the most common symptoms of Bell's palsy?

39. Your Health - Bell's Palsy Protecting the eye is also important, because people with bells palsy may not be able to blink. SOURCES bells palsy fact sheet. http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/yourhealth/healthgate/getcontent.asp?URLhealthga

40. Bell's Palsy Basics What Is Bell s Palsy? Bell s Bell s palsy affects only one side of the face at a time, and only rarely recurs in the same individual. Bell s http://www.hipusa.com/eTools/webmd/A-Z_Encyclopedia/bells palsy basics.htm

The Basics Symptoms What Is Bell's Palsy? Bell's palsy is a type of paralysis (or weakness) of the muscles in the face, thought to be due to inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve. While it can strike anyone, it seems to occur more frequently in people between the ages of 30 and 50, individuals recovering from viral infections and people with diabetes. Bell's palsy affects only one side of the face at a time, and only rarely recurs in the same individual. Bell's palsy tends to come on very suddenly. You may go to bed one night with no noticeable symptoms, only to peer in the mirror the next morning and notice that your face appears to be drooping. Some people notice pain behind their ear a day or two before they notice any weakness. Others comment that sounds seem abnormally and uncomfortably loud several days before the development of paralysis. Within a day or two, the paralysis usually reaches its peak. Most people start to recover within a couple of weeks and are completely recovered within three months. About 20% of people who develop Bell's palsy have a longer recovery period or have some permanent symptoms of the condition. Many people with Bell's palsy worry that they are having a stroke. This is unlikely because a stroke that affects the face muscles would also cause muscle weakness in other parts of the body.

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