«This is very annoyingbut I am very thankful it wasn’t a stroke«said a young woman from United Kingdom about a sudden health problem what affected his face. She made her case known through her networks and also spoke to the local press.
In mid-August, according to the british news agency Kennedy News and Mediaa Scottish woman called Karina He began to notice from one moment to the next that something was wrong with his body. Just ten days ago, she had given birth.
«I was having tea while breastfeeding my daughter when I felt a numbness on the lipsof the left side of the face, and also on the tongue«said the young woman from 30 years in a video posted on his TikTok account. At that time, he thought it was a situation»very strange«.
Half an hour later, Karina still had the same problem. Therefore, he decided to tell his mother. «My lips and tongue are numb«She told him, worried about the situation.
The thought began to float through his mind that perhaps he was suffering from the initial symptoms of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). «I thought it was a stroke. «My mother recommended that I go to the emergency room as quickly as possible,» he recalled.
After speaking with her loved one, Karina went to the hospitalwhere she was subjected to a series of clinical studies. Then, received a diagnosis: had Bell’s palsya hobby what causes temporary weakness or paralysis of facial muscles.
«They did all the possible checkups on me. It wasn’t a stroke, but Bell’s palsy,» he said.
The young woman began to suffer pain and numbness in her face. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.At first, as the young woman acknowledged in conversation with Kennedy News and Mediait felt «devastated«for the bad news.
For the next two weeks, Karina experienced pain and numbness in her face. «It felt like something was stepping on my face.«, he described to the same medium. In turn, paralysis brought him difficulties speaking, eating and sleeping.
In particular, the young woman stated that she had problems with her left eye: I couldn’t close itwhich caused him irritation and difficulty falling asleep. At night, according to his story, he closed his eye with adhesive tape.
On the other hand, in relation to the causes of her condition, Karina explained that don’t know why it happened the paralysis. «I’m not sure«, she declared on TikTok. In addition, she clarified that she faced a difficult pregnancy: «It was complicated, a lot of stress. «I suffered from gestational diabetes.»
He had trouble falling asleep because one of his eyes wouldn’t close. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.Fortunately, over time and after receiving appropriate treatment, the Scottish citizen achieved improvement in the symptoms of her facial paralysis. However, is still not 100% recovered.
«It’s very annoying, but I’m very grateful it wasn’t a stroke. Recovery is long; The doctors initially told me that could take between two weeks and six months«, said Karina on TikTok, who shared the story with the aim of raising awareness about Bell’s palsy.
What is Bell’s palsy
Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles of the face, usually on one side, according to the American medical-academic center Mayo Clinic (Mayo Clinic).
Following clinical studies, doctors discovered that Karina had Bell’s palsy. The image is illustrative, it is not related to the case. Photo: Pexels.«In generalweakness It is short term and improves in a few weeks. Weakness makes half of the face looks droopy. The smile is seen on one side and it is difficult to close the eye on the affected side«, reported the institution in an article on its website.
On the other hand, the Mayo Clinic said that the exact cause of this condition is unknown and that it can appear at any age. «Experts believe it is caused by nerve swelling and irritation that controls the muscles on one side of the face. Bell’s palsy may be due to a reaction that takes place after a viral infection«said the entity.
«Symptoms usually begin to improve within a few weeks and full recovery is achieved in about six months. There is a small amount of people who continue having the symptoms of Bell’s palsy for life. In rare cases, Bell’s palsy occurs more than once,» the medical-academic center added.
