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Diagnosed With Bells Palsy. Living In House With No Heating Or Insulation. Can Stress, Cold Trigger This Condition?
hi my name is Louise and 5 days ago I was diagnosed with Bells palsy. I have done my research and found out that stress and cold can trigger the bells palsy. For the past 3 moths I have been living in house that has no insulation and gets a lot of condensation on the inside of the house, also water leakage from the chimney that was fixed last month. At night we all have to sleep in one room to keep warm and when we need to go to the toilet its a cold transition between rooms. The landlord is aware that there is no heating or insulation in the house. I had been going through family violence and moved to this house to get peace but have been so stressed and cold that I need to know if this condition is caused by stress and cold. My doctors know nothing about Bells Palsy and they had to Google it to find out. I know that its a activation of the HPV virus and want to know if the cold conditions have triggered it... Louise
Thu, 7 Nov 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Yes, I agree with you partly that cold could trigger the viral infection causing Bell's palsy.
It is common for patients with Bell's palsy to develop it after being exposed to cold air or direct AC wind.
The causative viral agent for Bell's palsy is believed to be herpes simplex virus (and not HPV). HPV can cause cancer of cervix.
As of now, the treatment would be anti-viral drugs such as acyclovir and oral steroid tablets.
In addition, physiotherapy and facial exercise would also help.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Yes, I agree with you partly that cold could trigger the viral infection causing Bell's palsy.
It is common for patients with Bell's palsy to develop it after being exposed to cold air or direct AC wind.
The causative viral agent for Bell's palsy is believed to be herpes simplex virus (and not HPV). HPV can cause cancer of cervix.
As of now, the treatment would be anti-viral drugs such as acyclovir and oral steroid tablets.
In addition, physiotherapy and facial exercise would also help.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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