![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/bells-palsy-explained-as-robert-de-niros-girlfriend-tiffany-reveals-health-battle/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_Kiss-The-Future-Opening-Night-documentary-film-premiere-Tribeca-Festival-New-York-USA-07-Jun.jpg&description=Tiffany Chen welcomed her and actor Robert De Niro's first child together in April 2023, but her joy was short-lived when she began facing sudden health issues. Robert De Niro's partner Tiffany Chen has revealed that she was subjected to health struggles soon after she became a mother for the first time in April 2023. Speaking on CBS Mornings, the 45 year old explained that she was later diagnosed with Bell's Palsy after her symptoms included one half of her face falling down on itself and being unable to eat. But what exactly is Bell's Palsy, and why does it come on after pregnancy? Well, according to the Mayo Clinic, the condition "causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face", which in most cases is temporary and improves over a few weeks. The weakness results in half of the face appearing to drop, with the eye on the affected struggling to close. Other symptoms include drooling, pain around the jaw or in or behind your ear on the affected side, loss of taste, increased sensitivity to sound on the affected side, and a change in the amount of tears and saliva the individual can produce. In a more medical sense, Bell's Palsy is also known as acute peripheral facial Palsy of unknown cause. It can happen at any age, and while the exact cause is unknown, medical experts believe that it is caused by the swelling and inflammation of the nerve that controls the muscles on one side of the face. In Tiffany's case, it has been known that women are more susceptible to facial paralysis during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth. In fact, one of the most common risk factors of Bell's Palsy is in women who are pregnant, especially during the third trimester, or who are in the first week after giving birth. Facial Paralysis Institute stated that pregnant women are three times more likely to experience Bell's Palsy than non-pregnant women. The most likely cause of Bell's Palsy in pregnant women is the Herpes virus (which results in cold sores) and any lingerin){kind=link}
Tiffany Chen welcomed her and actor Robert De Niro’s first child together in April 2023, but her joy was short-lived when she began facing sudden health issues.
Robert De Niro’s partner Tiffany Chen has revealed that she was subjected to health struggles soon after she became a mother for the first time in April 2023.
Speaking on CBS Mornings, the 45 year old explained that she was later diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy after her symptoms included one half of her face falling down on itself and being unable to eat.
But what exactly is Bell’s Palsy, and why does it come on after pregnancy?
Well, according to the Mayo Clinic, the condition “causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face”, which in most cases is temporary and improves over a few weeks.