Bukan Karena Paparan AC, Bell's Palsy Kejadi Karena Virus

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JAKARTA - Exposure to AC is not the cause of bells palsy disease or paralysis on one side of the facial muscles so that it appears to sag. Professor of Health and neuroscientist Atma Jaya Prof. Dr. dr. Yuda Turana, Sp.S (K) explained that the cause was the virus.

"Obviously it's not true. This means that we know almost everyone who works in the office also uses air conditioning, and not all of them are subject to bps palsy. So it means it's not true that bells palsy is due to air conditioning. So the cause is the virus," said Yuda, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, February 11.

Some say being exposed to AC on the one hand can bets palsy. Indeed, being exposed to air conditioning on the one hand is not good health. But that's not the cause of brings palsy," he added.

Furthermore, Yuda explained that bells palsy is also different from stroke. However, these two diseases are difficult for the general public to distinguish because they have similar symptoms.

In general, symptoms for ordinary people are difficult to distinguish. So I always say, if there is paralysis next door, we think it's bad first. We consider it a stroke first. But actually, even though the symptoms are almost similar, the cause is different," Yuda explained.

If symptoms are similar to paralysis on the face, then suddenly. That's the same symptom. But from the cause, it's clear that it's very different. If bells palsy, it's related to viral infection. If stroke is due to blood vessels. That means it could be due to congestion or bleeding. Obviously the therapy will also be different," he added.

Even though it was caused by a viral infection, bells palsy was not contagious. Yuda explained that this virus is quite unique, because it only sticks to the right body.

Almost rarely a family bells palsy. Or someone who bells palsy in the office we ask who is the infection from, it's rare. Usually the patient doesn't know where it came from and then who it got to. So bells palsy is the cause of the virus, but it also depends on other aspects," said Yuda.

"Despite the condition of the body that has dropped, there are also other aspects. This means that this virus sticks to the right place. Not everyone can be affected. But what is certain is whatever the type of virus is, if when the body condition drops, the risk increases," explained Yuda Turana.