bells palsy with contralateral tinnitus,can be MS?

[pakgalaxy]

aoa.(may peace and blessings of God be upon u)
     I am medical student.  I had bells palsy about 8 years back and then i got it again one year back.After 2 months of it i got contra lateral tinnitus which was initially in both ears but later remained only on opposite side and is still present .Now i am having weakness again of facial muscles( although according to doctor it is not yet palsy attack as it is only slight). Also i feel frequent desire to urinate.With this i have clicking sound from TMJ on the same side as tinnitus for last 3 months.
I am having strong doubt that it can be multiple sclerosis!!! going to have MRI soon. PLZZZZZZ tell me that with all this,is it possible that i dont have MS or tumor sort of thing??? or should i live with this belief that i am suffering from MS!!! :,( PLZ help me.

[FRC23]

Oops that was the wrong post. Sorry guys. This is what I wanted to tell you:

See a sleep center. Recurrent "Bells Palsy" is actually very characteristic of narcolepsy with cataplexy. In fact, often times, it's not "Bells Palsy," but cataplexy. Viruses and some vaccines (namely the H1N1) can actually precipitate this, but it can happen seemingly in random fashion, too.

It doesn't look the way you think it looks. Common misdiagnoses are depression, epilepsy, and migraines. I struggled for years to find an answer, and was misdiagnosed several times. I had it with just sleepiness during the day and what looked like insomnia at night for probably about 15-20 years before I ended up with more serious symptoms of narcolepsy that actually included cataplexy (random muscle weakness that can either be isolated, or widespread).

The cataplexy manifested first in my face, as what looked like episodes of Bells Palsy that came and went when I was tired, stressed, or even when I was happy and smiling.  But when I paid closer attention I realized I got weakness and twitching (not uncommon) in my other muscles sometimes too, though I chalked it up to clumsiness until I paid attention. I also had issues with my vision randomly and sleepiness.

I went undiagnosed for about 15-20 years, until I finally saw a sleep specialist and she nailed the diagnosis right away. The vast majority of doctors have absolutely no idea what it is or what it looks like, and no routine lab tests, MRI, CT scan, x-ray or anything of that nature will detect it. 75% of people with narcolepsy never get diagnosed in their lifetime.

I was tested for epilepsy, migraines, MS, all kinds of things. But nope, it turned out to be narcolepsy!!

Get seen by a sleep center!

[immisceo]

Copy and pasting the same answer on multiple, very old forum threads isn't great community etiquette. You've posted iterations of the same answer over 60 times in the last five hours. All posts and answers are searchable. Once would have sufficed.

[FRC23]

I am now 39 weeks pregnant and after much hesitation, on Friday last week I decided to have the flu jab, since my GP and midwife etc. had reiterated the importance of this in pregnant women.

I regret this with all my heart!! - By Saturday I started noticing a numbness on my tongue and a pain on the back of my ear by Sunday this got worse and by Monday I was unable to shut my eye and the right hand side of my face was paralysed.

[pakgalaxy]

Thanks for your answer. what treatment are u getting and what health complications u face? when i think of MS i get thoughts like paralysis, visual dysfunction, cognition loss etc. is it like that?
I want to do my practice as a doctor and i am frightened i wont be able to continue my studies n profession ,if it is like that.

kindly reply, will be waiting.

[kwarendorf]

Hi Pak- Welcome to our corner of cyberspace.

All of the symptoms you describe could be caused by MS. THey could also be caused by many other things, The only way to find out is to pursue a diagnosis.

For MS this typically involves MRI's of head and c & t spine done with and without contrast, blood tests to rule out MS mimics (eg. Lyme disease), evoked potential tests and a lumbar puncture. Until you have had some combination of these tests AND an thorough clinical exam there is no way to tell if you have MS.

And if you do have MS it doesn't mean your life is over. I've had MS for over 20 years and I'm doing just fine :-) I get up and go to work every day just like'normal' folk. I just bought a brand new bicycle. Last summer I hiked all over the Canadian Rockies...Just because you have MS doesn't mean they hand you a wheel chair and a drool cup!

Keep us posted.
Kyle