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Can’t move half my face

Q I was terrified when I woke with one side of my face paralysed! My doctor’s given me tablets and says it’s Bell’s palsy. Will it get better?

Estelle, Belfast

A Bell’s palsy is common, and around one in 60 of us will have it at some stage. One side of your face

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