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Bell's palsy

noun as in cerebral palsy

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Musician and TV presenter Tulisa Contostavlos also has recurring instances of Bell's Palsy, which developed after she suffered nerve damage in a horse riding accident.

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The star did not disclose the cause of his condition, but fans speculated it could be Bell's Palsy, a nerve condition that causes paralysis to part of the face, or Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, in which a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near the ear, and cause hearing issues such as tinnitus.

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She's also spoken about being diagnosed with Bell's Palsy - a type of paralysis that temporarily affects the ability to control the facial muscles - and having surgery and fillers when the condition made her face "drop".

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Though the two women look different, they have both suffered from Bell’s palsy, a condition affecting about 100,000 people in the UK.

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Amy quickly recognised how Bell’s palsy had affected Tulisa's face, saying "there's volume that lacks in her face, which is very similar to mine".

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