Bieber tried to smile, blink, and move his face during the video to the fans, but it was clear that one side of his face remained motionless as he continued to speak.
“So for those who are disappointed with my cancellation of the next shows, I’m just physically, obviously I can’t do them,” he said. – This is quite serious, as you can see.
Bieber said he has been doing facial exercises to try to regain movement, but it will take time to recover.
“I wish it weren’t so, but obviously my body is telling me to slow down,” he said. “I hope you understand, and I use this time to just rest and relax and come back 100% so I can do what I was born to do. But in the meantime, that’s not all.
The virus that causes Ramsey Hunt syndrome is called the varicella-zoster virus, which belongs to the family of herpes viruses; it is the same pathogen behind chickenpox in children and shingles in adults, according to the National Organization for Rare Diseases.
It is not clear how Bieber contracted the virus, but it is possible that he contracted the germ several years ago during a chickenpox outbreak. The virus, which is not infected, can lie dormant in your body for years before reactivating and spreading to the facial nerve near your ear, developing into either shingles or, in some cases, syndrome. of Ramsey Hunt, for unknown reasons.
As in Bieber’s case, people with RHS usually experience some degree of facial paralysis or weakness on one side of the face and a rash on the outside of the ear, although both symptoms are not guaranteed.
Other symptoms that may accompany RHS include ringing in the ear, temporary hearing loss, nausea, vomiting, dry eyes, ear pain, and loss of taste.
The syndrome affects about 5 in 100,000 people in the United States each year, according to the National Rare Disease Organization, although its prevalence may be underestimated because cases are often misdiagnosed.
Anyone who has had chickenpox may develop RHS at some point, most likely in adulthood. Most cases occur in the elderly; children are rarely affected.
Antiviral drugs such as acyclovir or famciclovir – both used to treat herpes virus infections – together with corticosteroids can treat RHS. However, some symptoms may become permanent, such as facial paralysis and hearing loss. Eye drops can help prevent the cornea from drying out if people cannot blink, as is the case with Bieber. In a statement, he said it was unclear how long it would take before he recovered.
“She’ll be fine,” Bieber said. “I hope, and I believe in God, and I believe that all this will happen, it’s all for a reason.”
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