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Bell's Palsy and Herpes Type II
by Samson1957, May 08, 2008 06:54PM
I have Bell's Palsy. I do not remember when I first started noticing it but it had to have been 12-15 years ago. I don't have any tumors. I have regular MRI's and CAT Scans. I had a blood test this week because my husband had an outbreak of Herpes. I have never had any outbreak or other noted symptoms.
My questions: 1) If the Bell's Palsy is due to Herpes which has always been dormant, can it later cause more damage to the nerve.
My questions: 1) If the Bell's Palsy is due to Herpes which has always been dormant, can it later cause more damage to the nerve.
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Was the cause identified for your Bells lapsy? How much portion of the facial nerve was invloved? Have your symptoms disappeared completely or is the recovery process still not complete? Herpes simplex (HSV) and herpes zoster have been identified as the cause of Bells palsy in a large number of cases.Other causes include tumor, meningitis, stroke, diabetes mellitus, head trauma. Most of us have a dormant HSV in our body and it needs to be reactivated to cause Bells palsy. The reactivated virus can certainly cause damage to the facial nerve. Did your husband suffer from Herpes simplex or Herpes zoster? Herpes simplex is contagious but herpes zoster isn't.
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