On Saturday, pop icon Justin Bieber announced having ‘partial face paralysis’ and claimed that the diagnosis was a way of his body telling him that he “got to slow down”. In a video message shared on Instagram, Bieber gave his fans and followers a quick yet shocking health update, stating that he is not able to smile or move one side of his face at all. “This is pretty serious, as you can see,” Bieber said in his video message, and demonstrated the fact that an entire side of his face wasn’t flinching, moving or responding.
In his update, Bieber stated that he has been diagnosed with ‘Ramsay Hunt syndrome’. For the unversed, Ramsay Hunt syndrome occurs when virus affects a person’s facial nerve near one or both ears. While minor symptoms of Ramsay Hunt syndrome are as minor as rashes, the syndrome can often cause facial paralysis, and even hearing loss.
For fans of Bieber across the world, the most concerning part of the health update was the lack of an estimated time of recovery. “We don’t know how much time, it’s going to be okay, and I have hope and I trust God and I trust that this is all for a reason,” Bieber said.
The Facts of the Matter
Saturday bore bad news for ‘Beliebers’ across the world after their teen idol Justin Bieber announced suffering from ‘partial face paralysis’. The ‘Baby’ singer took to Instagram to share the health update where he demonstrated how an entire side of his face was not moving due to paralysis.
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‘PLEASE WATCH’ – Bieber’s Shocking Announcement
In an Instagram video captioned – “IMPORTANT PLEASE WATCH. I love you guys and keep me in your prayers”, Bieber said, “I wanted to update you guys on what’s been going on. Obviously, as you can probably see from my face, I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome. And it is from this virus that attacks the nerve in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis.”
What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome?
For the unversed, Ramsay Hunt syndrome occurs when shingles (viral infection) impacts a patient’s facial nerve near one or both ears. The simplest of symptoms of Ramsay Hunt syndrome are painful rashes. However, its more complicated symptoms can be complete hearing loss in the affected ear or ears, and facial paralysis.
As per a Mayo Clinic report, quick treatment of Ramsay Hunt syndrome can reduce the complications.
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Bieber Shows Not Being Able to Smile, Blink
In the announcement video message, the Diamond Certified singer showed his fans the effects of the syndrome on his face. “As you can see, this eye is not blinking, I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move. So full paralysis in this side of my face,” Bieber noted.
Bieber also told his fans who may be frustrated about the cancellation of his next few shows that he is “just physically obviously not capable of doing them. “This is pretty serious, as you can see. I wish this wasn’t the case, but obviously my body’s telling me I gotta slow down,” Bieber said.
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“Don’t know how much time”
While assuring his fans that he will come out of his diagnosis, he also noted that there is no clarity on how long it will take him to get better. “I’m gonna get better. I’m doing all these facial exercises to get my face back to normal and it will go back to normal. It’s just time, and we don’t know how much time it’s gonna be. But it’s gonna be OK, I hope. I trust God. I trust that this is all gonna … it’s all for a reason, I’m not sure what that is right now.”
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Justin Bieber’s Health Struggles
It should be noted that the career of the now 28-year-old pop idol has been riddled with mental and health issues. Earlier in 2020, he announced being diagnosed with Lyme disease. He also announced suffering from mononucleosis which he claimed affected his neurological health.
In the docu-series Seasons, Bieber opened up about his struggles with MDMA pills and mushroom addiction early in his career.
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