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Bell's Palsy - massage or not to massage

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grin9
grin9

hi all i was diagnosed with bell palsy 9 days ago and just coming to end of 10 days 60mg prednisolone.

my face has had no improvement, i dont think its got worst but possibly feel like my mouth especially is kind of gtetting more used to going the wrong way.... perhaps muscles are tightening from no use.

I hear mixed messages about how much and when you can start excercising face.

im concerned mostly about mouth where there is is the worst paralysis. barely any movement bottom left. eating an apple is impossible unless sliced up!

i have had no pain really throughout. i wish i did have pain as maybe it would feel like it is alive and repairing!

so how much can i do? one thing i read was to massage and pull over the 'good side"

I'm considering acupuncture next week too! always been a sceptic of this but desparate to see something!!!

Thanks

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    woody337 grin9

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    Found the Bell's Palsy UK site very helpful, with clicks to go through to the massage page etc. They discourage exercise but encourage very light gentle massage they have a video of hoe and where to do it, and - as you said - pulling across of the good side because the muscle get too tight. I also still find it very sore just to the bad side under the eyebrow, the nose and the chin!

    I got it on Mar 22nd and have had small improvements to my mouth and speech just recently; my blink is at about 'bl' my nostril won't open so that's a real pain at night and I taste a metal bar most of the time!  Feel an idiot having to lick my lips to speak ...

    I absolutely understand the desperation I read in your letter.  I am finally starting to see tiny changes and it really does boost you. I check the mirror wearing dark glasses and holding the bad side - the smile I get back is ME!

    So I am still there and I will get right! You will too!  confused

    Let me know if you have difficulty finding the site - when I get home I will find the link

     

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