1 week with bell's palsy

Sorry that's bell's palsy

Hi Sandra when I had it I did have periodic pain like that although not all the time.  It is early days for you so hopefully you will start to see a gradual improvement.   Chin up - it was bad enough dealing with Bells palsy so I can imagine must be extra tough with a newborn baby. 

The weirdest part for me was that I had the exact pain you're talking about, but it didn't start until a week or two after I was diagnosed... It was especially bad at night. But a couple weeks after that, and I was all cleared up and all better. It does take 4 weeks average to go back to normal. It's just a long waiting game. Hang in there, you'll definitely turn around!

Sandra that is exalty what I went thru it was very very painful and noises made it worse 2 yrs later certaintypes of nosies like dogs barking drums playing hurts alot, the pain i. Back of the eargoes away but takes time, i was getting massages by a RN and that helped beyond belief. Best of luck , hope its over soon 

Thank you both! Erin my pain just started yesterday too which is why it was worrying me. Thank you for your response donna, I'm trying to stay positive, and have patience. I tried accupuncture Monday and I think it helped with my eye a bit. I'll go back once more but it's too expensive to go several times a week. Glad to know time will do the trick and that this pain is normal.

Sandra, my doctor told me that I had very severe case of bells palsy, the pain behind the ear was very severe, i had to wait approx 30 days before i started my facial massages, I was not able to go back to work for 45 days, here it is 2 years this past july and my eye is still not back to my normal it is not noticable to anyone but me an when i take pics, it was a slow recovery for me, and im thankful its barely noticable an no more pain. My ear is sound sensetive. All the meds you were given I to was on, it took time , it was so bad I could not even drive, but i did what doctors said an whatever works for you  will get your recovery quicker,sometimes massages help like ine, and somepeople use acupuncture. Wish you a quick recovery andi am thankful for all the people that were on this site that helped me by just describeing there systoms so I knew I was not alone. 

I did exercise on My eye thru out the day opening an closing, i wore an eye patch at night an in the shower PIA, (pain in the ass), i wasso anxious to get over it an back to work an normal life, I was 4 months into an awesomemarriage happiest i wver been an could not smile i was heart broken, but i tried to sing alot when i wasalone just for the muscle exercise in my face, my eye recovered to everyone else but not me i still feel the slowness but i am thankful, the massagesby a friend who is a RN have beyond helped youmayneed to wait before u try that, but over 2 years an i still have them once a month it helped me more then the meds, best of luck , to you.