[Mase]

Rumor is he contracted Bell’s Palsy, which is unfortunate because most people recover from it in a few weeks.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Rumor is he contracted Bell’s Palsy, which is unfortunate because most people recover from it in a few weeks.

But some don't. A sales rep who worked for me in the early '00s had visible symptoms for well over a year. (To his credit he kept working and it didn't hurt his numbers.)

I'm reminded of a sci-fi story by the son of Frank Herbert wherein a secret committee of "regulators" had the power to turn politicians' heads into those of animals. Pigs, donkeys, lizards.......

[gnarledmaw]

Yes but that is from normal pathogens. If this is an expression of nerve/brain/clot damage then he isnt getting it back and it might be a worse situation for him than it appears.

[Flick Lives]

Rumor is he contracted Bell’s Palsy, which is unfortunate because most people recover from it in a few weeks.

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I had it. More or less full recovery took about 6 months. I began to recover after a few weeks, but I sounded like Forest Gump for about the first 2 months.

[Rainier1789]

I got Bell’s Palsy following wisdom teeth removal in 1985. Resolved about 90% in a month, but my smile is still crooked, with less mouth extension on the right side, and I’m unable to open my right eye as much as my left eye.