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Can shingles cause one side of your face to droop?
If you get shingles on your head or scalp, you may get headaches and weakness on one side of your face (causing that side of your face to look droopy). This usually goes away, but it may take many months – especially if you’ve had a lot of weakness of your face muscles.What are the symptoms of shingles on the face?
Shingles triggers a painful rash or small blisters on an area of skin. It can appear anywhere on the body, but it typically appears on only one side of the face or body. Burning or shooting pain and tingling or itching are early signs of the infection. Even after the rash is gone, the pain can continue for months, even years.
What is the scientific name for shingles?
Shingles is also known as herpes zoster. Anyone who has had the chickenpox can later get shingles. The name “shingles” comes from the Latin word for “girdle,” and refers to how the shingles rash often forms a girdle or belt, usually on one side of the torso.What causes shingles on the left side of the body?
Although shingles can occur anywhere on your body, it most often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps around either the left or the right side of your torso. Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox.
The pain is felt in the area where the rash had been. For some people, PHN is the longest lasting and worst part of shingles. The older you are when you get shingles, the greater your chance of developing PHN. The PHN pain can cause depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, and weight loss.
What is shingles and how is it treated?
Shingles is a painful skin rash, caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you recover from chickenpox, the virus stays in your body. It moves to the roots of your nerve cells (near the spinal cord) and becomes inactive (dormant).
Should I talk to my doctor about my shingles symptoms?
Contact your doctor promptly if you suspect shingles, but especially in the following situations: The pain and rash occur near an eye. If left untreated, this infection can lead to permanent eye damage. You’re 60 or older, because age significantly increases your risk of complications.What are the side effects of shingles on the body?
Neurological problems. Depending on which nerves are affected, shingles can cause an inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), facial paralysis, or hearing or balance problems. Skin infections. If shingles blisters aren’t properly treated, bacterial skin infections may develop.