Ramsay Hunt Syndrome? Paralysis Attack On Justin Bieber

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What has happened?

Popular singer Justin Bieber took to Instagram to reveal to his followers that he has a rare syndrome called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome which causes facial paralysis.
Due to this, the right side of the Grammy winner’s face is paralysed.
He said he had to cancel his tour dates as he was “physically, obviously not capable of doing them.”

In the video, he shows his followers how he can barely move the right half of his face due to partial paralysis.
He said, “As you can see from my face, I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, and it is from this virus that attacks the facial nerves in my ear and causes paralysis.”
He further shows how one of his eyes isn’t blinking.
“I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move. So there’s full paralysis on this side of my face,” says Justin in the video.
He further says, “This is pretty serious, as you can see. I wish this wasn’t the case, but, obviously, my body’s telling me I’ve got to slow down.
I hope you guys understand. I’ll be using this time to just rest and relax and get back to a hundred percent so that I can do what I was born to do.”

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, or herpes zoster oticus, is a rare neurological disorder which usually leads to paralysis of the facial nerve and a rash that generally affects the ear or mouth.
It sometimes causes ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, and hearing loss.
The condition is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children and shingles in adults — the varicella zoster virus.
It generally occurs when a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near your ear.
Most commonly known to leave a painful shingles rash, the syndrome can also cause facial paralysis and hearing loss in more serious cases.

The illness can occur in anyone who has had chickenpox, and is most common in older adults, particularly people over 60.
Generally with chickenpox, the virus continues to live in your nerves.
Years later, it may reactivate and affect your facial nerves, resulting in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
Only about five to 10 out of every 100,000 people will develop Ramsay Hunt Syndrome each year.

The most common symptoms are a red, rainfall rash around the ear, facial weakness and paralysis.
Ear pain, hearing loss, tinnitus, dry mouth and eyes, and difficulty closing one eye are also common symptoms of the condition.

No, but reactivation of the virus can cause a bout of chickenpox in people who haven’t previously had the illness or been vaccinated for it.

While the illness almost always goes away, in rare instances, facial paralysis and hearing loss can be
People suffering from Ramsay Hunt are generally prescribed anti-viral medication and in more serious cases,

Some studies have suggested that there may be links between the Covid-19 vaccine and the Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
A study conducted by the Graduate Medical Education, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, stated that there “may be a possible association between Covid-19 vaccine and shingles.”
Another study conducted by a team from the Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, claimed that vaccine related herpes zoster cases have been reported worldwide.

The Canadian singer also says he is unsure of how long it will take to heal.
He also revealed that he was doing facial exercises to get his face back to normal.
However, the singer has a positive attitude about what he is going through.
Towards the end of the video, he says, “It will go back to normal. We just don’t know how much time it is going to take.
It’s going to be okay. I trust God and this is all for a reason. I just don’t know why right now.”
I’ll be using this time to just rest and relax and get back to a hundred percent, so that I can do what I was born to do,” said Justin Beiber.

Q) Which among the following is a viral disease?