Health Tip: The Cause Of Bell's Palsy Is Unknown

(HealthDay News) -- Bell''s Palsy, an unexplained facial muscle weakness or paralysis that worsens over the course of five days, may cause extreme pain to one side of the face and head.

Here''s a list of symptoms associated with Bell''s Palsy, courtesy of the Loyola University Health System:

• Loss of feeling in the face.
• Headache.
• Tearing.
• Drooling.
• Loss of taste on the front two-thirds of the tongue.
• Hypersensitivity to sound.
• Inability to close the eye on the affected side of the face.
• Affects the muscles that control facial expressions.

-- Kimberly Sferruzzo

Last Updated: Nov. 11, 2005