Experience they say is the best teacher as Nigerian veteran flutist, Dr Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli (MFR) who once suffered from Bell’s Palsy has taken time to advise Nigerians on the disease.
He said; “My advise to everyone who suddenly has Bell’s Palsy is to immediately go for treatment. Steroid tablets are so far the only known medication.”
“Face massage, moving the tongue in and out 10 times to the left and then 10 times to the right! One has to do that as many times as possible.”
“A lot of rest. Sylvester Stallone did not treat his own and it stayed till he died. I am grateful that my face has come back to normal.”
“I still feel a little stiffness when I play the flute, but my doctor assured me it will heal 100%.”
Tee Mac had before now narrated his experience with the disease.
He said; “I had Bell’s Palsy November 2022 and it took me six weeks with steroids treatments and therapy to get my face back to normal.”
“I could not play the flute for 6 weeks. I was very worried. Nobody know what causes it, I had a bad flue and one morning I woke up with my face dropping.”
“Very scary. When one goes immediately for treatment it can be reversed.”
Just recently Nollywood star actor, Chidi Moke revealed that he had Bell’s Palsy and that that was the reason he had not featured in movies for a while.