On June 10, Justin Bieber announced that he had to cancel tour dates because he was suffering from partial facial paralysis due to the diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. But what are the causes of this condition? Explanations.
- The prognosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome is most often good under anti-viral treatment, preventing the spread of the virus, well conducted.
- Analgesics may be prescribed to reduce pain.
- The singer is currently undergoing a treatment based on “electrical stimulation”.
“Hello everyone (…) as you can see on my face, I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt”. So said Justin Bieber in a video recently posted on his Instagram account. He said that this infectious disease had paralyzed the entire right side of his face. “I can’t blink that eye. I can’t smile on that side of the face either,” he added.
This affection forced the 28-year-old singer to cancel dates of his tour. Sad news for his fans. “For those frustrated with the cancellations of my upcoming shows, I’m just not physically capable of doing them. It’s pretty serious as you can see. Obviously my body is telling me to slow down. I I need to rest”, said the pop star.
Reactivation of the varicella zoster virus
According to the interpreter of “What Do You Mean”, Ramsay Hunt syndrome is caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus of the herpes virus family. Clearly, it is a complication of shingles. “This virus is attacking the nerves in my ear and the facial nerve,” he continued. This condition presents in people who have had chickenpox before, according to a fact sheet on Ramsay Hunt syndrome published in the journal The Pan African Medical Journal.
What are the symptoms ?
This infectious pathology results in peripheral paralysis of the facial nerve and is often accompanied by other lesions of the cranial nerves. “Patients manifest a painful erythematous vesicular rash involving the outer and inner part of the ear and facial paralysis on the same side,” specifies theOrphanet. Other common symptoms of the syndrome are hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, nausea and vomiting.
