h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi WINK,

As has already been repeated at length, this is an excellent piece of work, I hope I'm not too late to make a couple of suggestions.

Firstly, there's a line in there which says something along the lines of 'Bell's palsy..... is not permanent' which is sadly not the truth, a few people never recover at all.

Second, it might be worth emphisising the difference between a facial paralysis caused by Bell's and that caused by a stroke, the key to which is the forehead wrinkles which are (as you mentioned) lost in Bell's but are notably retained in a stroke.

Anyway, Great article.

Xuenyl

I just found your entry, WINK, so about all I can do is add my voice to the praise you've been receiving. I think it's an informatvie article presented in an easily understandable manner. Nice work!

One tiny little correction... My math says that .02% of the population would be one person in 5000, not one in 500.

Other than that, you've got a winner here!

Everyone has been oh so kind. I didn't think my first endeavor would prove this successful. Now I'm feeling a bit of pressure on my next project. But I think it'll all work out okay. Thanks to everyone for their input and comments. They are greatly appreciated.

Take care.
WINK

Thanks for pointing that out, Xuentyl. You're right, some don't recover. Although there wasn't a clear number of cases reported (in the researching materials I've collected) I added a footnote stating that some patients don't recover. I'm not sure how else I could word it, but I wanted to make sure that I added that. Also, I had in symptoms "Forehead Wrinkles Disappear" and added a footnote to that one. You hit it on the nail with that one. That was one of the first things the physician I saw looked for. I hope that helps.

Thanks for your comments and input. I really, truly appreciate it.

Have a blessed day,
WINK

I think it was more a typo. I went back and corrected my error. Thanks for pointing it out. (So why "Not yet Banned" for a nickname? I'm going to check out your space here in a moment. Curiosity is getting the best of this cat.

Did I say I was bad at math? I think I did. Oh yeah, on Friday I worked up my 42 and it seemed to take forever. I truly am horrible at Math. Guess that's what I get for having a right brain mentality, eh?

Take care and thanks.
WINK

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Good Work.

This is so exciting. I have to give a lot of thanks out to everyone who helped me out - from getting the guideML working correctly to pointing out my little imperfections. This is so exciting, have I already said that?! THANKS EVERYONE FOR THEIR HELP ON GETTING MY ENTRY STRAIGHT. I really appreciate it!

WINK

It's when you get your first entry recommended huh?

I must say that the old scouting job is nice as you always make someone happy when you pick their entry.

Congratulations, Wink!
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Congratulations!

I look forward to seeing this on the front page



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WD

Congrats WINK

Well deserved recognition

Don't worry love your not the only one with this condition. It happened to me after my x hit me in the face b4 going on holiday. Let's hope that it will return to the way it was b4. If not then just concentrate on your good points. Is it really that bad bcos mine has only dropped roughly a centimeter, but remember that 80 per cent of peoples faces return to normal. Stay positive! Do you know what triggered yours off?

My mother told me that I developed a case of this when I was a child. Apparently I had gotten hit with a snowball whilst playing with neighborhood kids and it developed a few days after that. She didn't notice anything until it was too late really to do anything about it. And I was too young to remember. I didn't get hit or have any infection, so basically the neurologist stated it was stress that triggered it. If you have had it before, dependant upon how severe it was, you can get it again at the drop of a hat. Nice to know, eh?

Mine was pretty bad. The droop was very pronounced. The only way I can describe it is that I felt and looked like a living, breathing Picasso painting. One side just looked "painted" on. I still am experiencing a little droop, but it's not nearly as pronounced as it was - just more of an inconvenience now. What pains me most is eating. Food just doesn't taste right to me. Have you experienced that?

Thanks for dropping a line. I've been on here for a few weeks now and haven't really gotten too involved with any conversation. Mostly research and writing - which I love. Take care.

WINK

I had Bell's Palsey for a few months 21 years ago. The change in taste sensation is due to the same cranial nerve controlling the taste nerves (buds) on the opposite side of the tongue as the affected side of the face.

I play wind intruments and first noticed the onset of the problem by not being able to play (I couldn't seal my lips). Within 24 hours it resulted in complete paralysis of the left side of my face, caused by an infection in my mastoid bone. I eventually recovered, although I still experience some very slight weakness on the left side of my face.

The ironic thing about Bell's Palsey is that if you have it, you can't say it; you can't purse your lips to pronounce "B" and "P" sounds. Was Dr. Bell playing a cruel joke?

Good article.

Thanks for the compliment on the article. I wrote this while I was thick in it. Mine onset so quickly (and at work) so coworkers thought I was having a stroke. I'd had this once before when I was a child and got hit in the head with a snowball and it set up infection. I have since recovered but still have noted weakness in the left side of my face and every once in a while I experience a 'twitching' or 'tugging' in the facial muscle, especially when I yawn. It's quite annoying, but only noticeable to myself.

I've gotten a few responses on this. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who's contracted this (although I *knew* I wasn't.. it's nice to hear other's experiences and feel *connected* in a way). I play woodwind too.. alto clarinet. I still have difficulty in sealing my lips... sometimes 'f' sound comes out like a raspberry and small amounts of air leak out the left corner of my mouth when I blow up my cheeks. I appreciate your story and compliment. Thanks.

WINK