Treating Bell's Palsy at Loyola Medicine

When Michael Ponzio experienced sudden paralysis on the left side of his face, he was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. Michael went to see John Leonetti, MD, a Loyola Medicine otolaryngologist who specializes in the treatment of this condition. After Dr. Leonetti performed a facial nerve stimulation procedure on Michael, he started to get movement back. With the help of Lisa Burkman, PT, a Loyola Medicine physical therapist who specializes in facial paralysis, most of Michael's facial function has returned. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit www.loyolamedicine.org/find-a... or call 888-584-7888.

[@mazz2001]

I know exactly how you feel. I’ve had Bell’s palsy twice. Once when I was 14 and second time at 17. I am 20 yearsold now. Ive fought through serious depression. Covid lockdown made things worse. Im still fighting to be the best version of my self since. Its permanent in my life now. I am also running now because I gained intense weight because of my depression. I am feeling abit better now… with that being said. Bells Palsy depression needs to be more aware. Alot of people have suicidal thoughts at the lowest points. But because its not recognised enough its not taken seriously.

[@olajumokeoluyemi4898]

How can it be cure

[@mazz2001]

@@olajumokeoluyemi4898 some people cure from it. Some people dont. It depends how severe your facial nerve was damaged. Cure happens naturally. Over time. Stretch your Face muscles. Stay warm. Never ever Cold.

[@olajumokeoluyemi4898]

@@mazz2001 thanks so much

[@mazz2001]

@@olajumokeoluyemi4898 No Problem

[@aminatagueye8500]

I know how you feel I had it when I was 14 too sometime my face is normal. I feel like it's permanent it keeps coming and going. I am over 30 years old and my right eye is smaller than my left one. Hopefully they find a cure for it and I used to use traditional medicine and it did help me a lot and I stopped using for several years now I think it does not want me to stop the traitment

[@brooktini79]

Lisa is great to work with. I have worked with her for long standing Bell’s palsy, and she has been very helpful.

[@maxkamarake1052]

I've had mine since 2008, and I've been miserable since! I was in Sierra Leone, West Africa when it hit me, and took the prednisone religiously as prescribed, but it didn't help much. I'd kinda resigned myself to thinking this is it, when I saw this video. I've saved the number, and will try calling this weekend to see what my options are.

[@patriciamorgan2278]

I have been living with this for 2 years. It's not as bad as it was, mainly my mouth Dr who diagnosed me said I am checking out.

[@3333ferret]

Wonderful video!!

[@YaYaPaBla]

I’ve been dealing with this very painful illness ever since 8-23-2022.

[@realindaramentosauce]

Hello hope u noticed me do I have a chance to recover from same case thanks a lot. God bless

[@PedroNegronTorresPR777]

I need this surgery i been almost 3 years with bells palsy i have recovered atlease 50%back but still have watery eye i can't smile my cheek don't move it been hell

[@advancedenglish68]

My dad is having the same. Please gimme a piece of advice

[@rhondasponders52]

How can I make an appointment? It’s been 7 weeks now with no improvement. I’m in North Alabama.

[@ke1607]

I have Bell’s palsy it sucks Kneed help I got it the beginning of October 2023 it still can’t move nothing help

[@tusharsirsat9535]

Hello Sir I am also suffering from this disease. I have been struggling with this for the last 2 years. Can this disease be cured please help me…😩🙏🏻

[@asiagull3658]

Thank u so much if some body guied me.please

[@ncedohlophe9042]

How much does it cost

[@waqasnaseer6343]

Hey i diagnosed this few days ago but what I'm feeling right now i cant taste anything and its feels so bad. Does it happen to anyone else ?

[@greatarkangel]

Yes I have had bells palsy since covid arrived, actually right after taking the Moderna Vaccine. It never got better. I was referred for Botox treatment but that didn't helped. It's hopeless.

[@kamithing9686]

Please told me that is the Name medicine remove the Bell's palsy i have now sem like this Man..

[@MagicCarpetRide8669]

After so many months it’s impossible to say if his results are due to the procedure or natural healing as time passes. He’s six months past the surgery and still healing. I would say it didn’t do anything

[@mass765]

Sir recently one day before i gone into Facial Nerve Decompression, and i yave one doubt that after the decompression surgery you get immediate result i e eye lid closing and eye brow raising and mouth correctly , smiling and how many days took time come back norman face , After 3 Months of Bells palys in ve gone into nerve Decompression, please suggest me and give confidence

[@dineshsaini1768]

I have had Bell’s palsy in 2008 just four days after my c section.. it’s been 15 yrs …I have recovered at least 60..70 per.. but still can’t lift my right eyebrow.. lips r not fully recovered… whenever I tried to smile my right eye looks smaller than the left one.. I want to ask is there any possibility to recover more with this surgery… plz reply

[@kamithing9686]

Please doctor🙏🙏🙏

[@3333ferret]

Is there help?

[@Nisha-kl8rl]

It's inspiring to see how Planet Ayurveda's treatment can make such a positive impact on Bell's Palsy patients. Their medicines are truly exceptional in providing relief and aiding in recovery.

[@orubio3210]

I came down with Bell’s palsy 7 months ago. I’m pretty much recovered but now I have synkenisis. Do you treat it? Thank you.

[@user-og1hu4ew2t]

how is it now? i have been struggling with synkenisis for around 6 months now with no improvement could you please tell me?

[@tdallbright]

I'm SEVENTEEN years with Bell's Palsy. Would this help my situation?

[@LoyolaHealth]

Hi, Maggie! Thanks a lot for your interest in our videos. Unfortunately, our doctors aren't allowed to comgment on patients' specific cases in social media. But if you're in the Chicago area (or will be sometime in the future), we have great specialists who can assess your case to see what treatment may be helpful to you. You can have your parent or guardian request an appointment for you with one of our specialists either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha

[@MrSnuffinum]

Mike did you recently get a Covid shot?

[@proracing9025]

I am 3 days in

[@asiagull3658]

How i can contect with this team.I have bells phlys 5 years ago still not recover

[@ratnask8838]

have you taken the treatment? ? did it cured??

[@JuanRojas-ph8ol]

I'm going through this right now.. can't move the left side of my face. I went to the ER. And they subscribed me some Prednisone. . I hope I get over this..

[@manblood]

The same thing is happening to me and im only 14 and my parents are saying that its nothing serious but ik it is what do i do

[@karlachavez4393]

@@manblood you can do massage everyday chew gum take vitamins b12 b6 ,don’t be stress think positive I had it on thanksgiving day, horrible and went to emergency room I did all the stuff like massage and took my vitamins ,if you have essential oils like lavender put it on your face it help a lot now my eye still a little open ,but I have my smile back be patience and god bless you .

[@manblood]

@@karlachavez4393 thank you so much for answering , and god bless you too . iv been taking my medication and doing massages to my face and just like you im starting to get my smile back and my eye is slowly coming back to normal . i hope you have fully recovered by now and happy new year even tho its kinda late

[@karlachavez4393]

@@manblood thank you ,I’m glad you getting better is slowly but you’ll see results soon ,and yes take you medication and rest try to sleep hon don’t be sad this can happen to anyone and don’t forget to pray many blessings for you 🙂and I think I’m 90%recovery it’s just my eye still a little bigger that the other I started using a roller massage too maybe you can use it and happy new year to you too !

[@manblood]

@@karlachavez4393 thank you so much your really sweet and lovely god bless you i send all my prayers to you

[@juviaisbbg2728]

Can medical cover this?

[@LoyolaHealth]

Thank you for your interest in our videos, Juviais. You can get pricing information by calling our benefit advocate line at 708-216-5014 (select option 5). They can provide you with pricing information, depending on whether or not you'll be using insurance or paying yourself. Thank you! -Keisha

[@njmolina1921]

Hi I’m from the Philippines is that possible to fly there and to have my treatment ? I have Bells-palsy since 2014

[@dilara2021]

I,m from Germany and I want the treatment too

[@njmolina1921]

@@dilara2021 yea we can go together

[@ms.ladietoyou8672]

I had it since 2015 with synkenisis. Will my insurance cover? I see he recovered very well. I hate taking pictures. I feel cursed.

[@elsaorigel89]

I feel you😔

[@thatamychic3517]

Same. Since December 2015. And it hasn’t gotten any easier. I feel like I will never be myself ever again. To be stuck in the lowest you have ever felt about yourself, for YEARS, and having nobody around you that knows how hard life has been and how much of your life has been taken away from you, I feel so alone and nothing will ever give me back the years of not being able to be that mother I knew I would’ve been. When I was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy on the very day I went to the hospital only to spend nearly 48 hours in labor. The very first day I started to experience warning signs (every single warning sign to be exact), I was already due to see my OB that day (who even had Bell’s palsy once, but nothing registered with her even though I have EVERY warning of what was about to happen!), i was then given a migraine medication and due to be seen by her again just two days later since I was so close to my due date and had extremely high blood pressure, so when I called later that day and the following, I was told just to rest and she’d see me the next day for my scheduled appointment. That appointment never happened and neither did the appointment that she had rescheduled for her canceled appointment since she was called in for emergency cesarean for both my original scheduled appointment and my rescheduled appointment. Then it was the weekend, and by Monday, I had gone into labor. After I nearly a week spent 5 days trying to tell my Dr that something was wrong and I needed to be seen right away but was

[@ms.ladietoyou8672]

@@thatamychic3517 I do understand. I wanted to join a bells palsy meet up group. Just to see how everyone cope with it but can't find the group

[@PNHango]

I feel you. It's damaged my social life, really. I don't feel confident talking to people anymore. It has been two years, but am failing to accept it

[@May19190]

Born with it

[@philanderson1200]

I was diagnosed 3 days ago. I was prescribed steroids and antibiotics. I hope this will work itself out. Definitely scary

[@Viral_culture]

how is it now

[@philanderson1200]

@@Viral_culture about 90% back to normal. Hoping for a full recovery

[@Viral_culture]

@@philanderson1200 hope fully bro, I was diagnosed yesterday

[@Geraldrzv]

@@Viral_culture How are you doing now? I was diagnosed almost three weeks ago. Still have zero movement on the left side of my face. I am getting desperate.

[@floranyssatrevino4796]

i’ve had bell palsy since february of 2022 and it hasn’t came back. took steroids and massaged my face daily. never came back though. it’s rare for people who stay stuck with it

[@RETUSAF1995]

I went a doctor in Las Vegas and she told me more or less i'am on my own. I have BP for 4 years and 4 months. It went from my right side to the left side. When that happened i could no longer drink from a glass. I have to use a straw. I no longer have a smile and my speech is still not right. American medicine really let me down.

[@gio5668]

I’m sorry to hear that. It stinks when doctors do give us any answers I hope something changes for you don’t give up!

[@pscreation6695]

20 years Bell's palcy can cure?

[@ratnask8838]

have u taken the treatment ??? is that cured now ??

[@rmp661CA]

Ive hd it for 4 months where could i find this doctor or a doctor like this??

[@LoyolaHealth]

Thank you for your interest in our videos! Our doctors practice in the Chicago area and you can request an appointment with one of them either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha

[@rmp661CA]

@@LoyolaHealth do u guys have a office in California?

[@LoyolaHealth]

@@rmp661CA Thank you very much for your interest in our videos! Unfortunately, our doctors generally practice in the Chicago area, and we don't have any locations in California. I hope you're able to find some assistance a little closer to home. -Keisha

[@marys3738]

I wonder how much it cost.

[@rmp661CA]

@@marys3738 same here i called but they just told me to make an appointment I think its gonna be pricey 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ambsie0]

Hmm. 🤔

[@ratnask8838]

a 15 years old bells palsy can be cured??

[@user-vt9di9kn2j]

Why

[@benturner7121]

I’ve been diagnosed yesterday and. This headache in the back of my head wont go away. Is this normal ?

[@LoyolaHealth]

Hi, Ben! Unfortunately, our doctors aren't allowed to comment on patients' specific cases in social media. But if you're in the Chicago area (or will be sometime in the future), we have great specialists who can assess your case to see what treatment may be helpful to you. You can request an appointment with one of our specialists either online at www.loyolamedicine.org/appointment or by phone at 888-584-7888. Good luck! -Keisha

[@ms.ladietoyou8672]

It affect people in a different ways. My pressure was very high. Like stroke high. I couldn't feel my left arm. I felt my face shifting to the left and couldn't move it. but they said I had bells palsey.

[@corypaul2203]

Yea its normal but best to get check out all the best my belspalsy came back after a yr an had the same a very bad headache in the back of my kneck

[@jaime9014]

I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago and the pain still there

[@corypaul2203]

@@jaime9014 hi I had belspalsy twice the second time the same headache in the back was there for a couple weeks. It is best to get looked at asap an they will give you steroid pills an also taking advil is fine to help . An also want you to know I did take acupuncture an ot has helped I would highly recommend trying. Hope you have a good recovery stay positive it will get better 😊

[@commiekillahjay2525]

Did you allegedly get the Faucci Ouchys.??