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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3997</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.SP246</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s Palsy and Its Social Impact: Our Experiences at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Eastern India&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>SK</surname><given-names>Swain</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>R</surname><given-names>Agrawala</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>SR</surname><given-names>Pani</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>26</day><month>05</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>ar</volume><issue>me</issue><fpage>79</fpage><lpage>84</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Background: Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy is a common clinical entity found in routine practice. Although Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy is not a life-threatening disease, it is associated with higher rates of morbidity along with social stigma if stays for a longer period. Although there are several studies for etiologies, clinical presentations and, management for Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy, but the majority do not provide any insight into the social impact of Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective and observational study. There were 52 patients of Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy enrolled in this study. This study was conducted at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology between December 2018 to January 2021. The enrolled patients were diagnosed with Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy with fulfilling the selection criteria. Results: Out of 52 patients with Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy, 28 were male (53.84%) and 24 were female (46.15%) with a male to female ratio of 1.16:1.There were right side facial palsy in 59.61% of cases, left side in 38.46% of cases and, both sides in1.92% of cases. There were 21.15% of patients presented with a defect in communications, anxiety in 19.23% cases, depression in 15.38% cases and, social isolation in 5.76% of cases. Conclusion: Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy has several ranges of effects on the quality of life. It can affect in a variety of ways such as difficulty in facial expression, speech, vision, drinking and, eating. It can also result in physical discomfort and psychosocial manifestations. Management of the social stigma related to Bell__ampersandsignrsquo;s palsy is more challenging and can be resolved with proper counselling with patients and their family members.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd> Bell’s palsy</kwd><kwd> Facial nerve paralysis</kwd><kwd> Facial nerve</kwd><kwd> Social impact</kwd><kwd> Depression</kwd><kwd> Social isolation.</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
