The virus that attacked the singer is a rare neurological disorder that occurs when the varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head near the inner ear. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome can also cause hearing loss on the side of the affected person. Like Bieber, it can also cause weakness, drooping of the face or paralysis of the side of the person infected with the virus. This weakness can cause difficulty in closing one eye, facial expressions and eating, as food can fall from the side of the weakened mouth. After chickenpox as a child or shingles as an adult, the virus can remain dormant in the body. Why the virus reactivates and causes Ramsay Hunt symptoms is not known. The virus can include a painful rash inside the ear canal and outside the ear, at times affecting the tongue and roof of the mouth, according to the Icahn Medical School on Mount Sinai. Due to the involvement of the inner ear, people with the condition may also suffer from dizziness (feeling dizzy or things spinning around you), or tinnitus, ringing in the ear. The treatment, according to the CNN report, consists of steroids such as prednisone to reduce inflammation and pain medications. Occasionally, antiviral drugs that help the herpes family, such as acyclovir or valaciclovir, may be prescribed. Full recovery is uncertain. But some recover in a few months. The earlier he is arrested the greater the chances of recovery. Hailey Bieber’s husband told fans in a YouTube video on Friday that the virus had attacked “the nerve in my ear, the nerves in my face and made my face paralyzed. You can see this eye is not blinking. “I can not smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move.” Justin Bieber assured his fans that he would “get better” and that he did “facial exercises to get my face back to normal”.
