Week #9 - Facial Nerve
Greetings,
Welcome to this week's newsletter on the Facial Nerve. This information ought to expand your medical health knowledge, may today's newsletter find you well.
Fact #1
The Facial Nerve is considered Cranial Nerve VII (pair #7). Remember, there are twelve pairs of cranial nerves (thus, 24 total).
Fact #2
The Facial Nerve has motor (i.e., movement) components that are responsible for movements of the face (e.g., smiling, pursing lips, lifting eyebrows, et cetera).
Fact #3
When component(s) of a facial nerve is / are malfunctioning (functioning incorrectly in terms of motor/movement), it is often referred to as "nerve palsy".
“Palsy” means “paralysis.”
Fact #4
What are the signs and / or symptoms of facial nerve palsy?*
- Facial muscle weakness in parts of or all of one side of one's face.
- Facial muscle spasms/twitching.
- Drooping eyebrow(s) and / or eyelid(s).
- Trouble closing one's eye(s) and / or blinking.
- Dry eye(s) due to loss of tear production.
- Decreased sound tolerance (hyperacusis) in ear(s).
- Lopsided smile and / or facial appearance.
- Unclear speech and / or slurred speech.
- Difficulty eating and / or drinking.
- Diminished taste and / or dry mouth.
- Difficulty swallowing.
*Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22218-facial-nerve
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