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What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Apr 2015
Question: Can sleeping in one posistion all night cos one sided facial nerve problem? Happened after night of alcohol constant tightness sensation that goes into my tooth? Also can it cause puffiness or swelling and how can i reduce it. Will it be permanent
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Answered by Dr. Sagar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
It cant cause facial palsy

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
I appreciate your concerns.
Facial nerve palsy in this process is very uncommon.
Two types of facial palsy are there.
Upper motor type- mostly associated with cerebrovascular accidents.
Lower motor type - mainly,infections injury,tumour etc.
Facial nerve palsy faces have a typical look..can you send me a pic of your face so that i can assure you that there is any problem or not??
About the features-
Eyes cant be closed tightly,
Lips will be deviated.
Loss of nasal furrow.etc
This puffiness in face is temporary fades away within a day.if not due to other disorders.
Hope this will help you..
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Follow up: Dr. Sagar (27 minutes later)
My hair down is the side that has changed and the side with the hair up is the right side before the incident. Can trigeminal neuropathy cause thjs slight change
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Answered by Dr. Sagar (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
trigeminal palsy causes mainly sensory symptoms.

Detailed Answer:
Hello madam,
You have sent only the pic of right side face but we need to compare both sides at a time before commenting about the palsy.
Still it seems to be there is no facial palsy.
Now trigeminal nerve palsy is very very rare in comparison to facial nerve palsy.
This also gives mainly sensory losses.
Not this type of symptoms.

Hope my answer will help you..regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?

Brief Answer: It cant cause facial palsy Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome to HCM, I appreciate your concerns. Facial nerve palsy in this process is very uncommon. Two types of facial palsy are there. Upper motor type- mostly associated with cerebrovascular accidents. Lower motor type - mainly,infections injury,tumour etc. Facial nerve palsy faces have a typical look..can you send me a pic of your face so that i can assure you that there is any problem or not?? About the features- Eyes cant be closed tightly, Lips will be deviated. Loss of nasal furrow.etc This puffiness in face is temporary fades away within a day.if not due to other disorders. Hope this will help you.. Regards.