Justin Bieber recently announced to his followers that he has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

The Canadian singer said in a moving video posted on her social networks that this situation forced her to cancel her next shows.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome occurs when there is an epidemic. shingles by affecting the facial nerve near the ears paralysis of parts of the face.

Nicoya Rescorla, a young English woman from the county of Cornwall in the southwestern United Kingdom, suffers from the same condition as Bieber, something that, as she puts it, “takes away her independence.”

“The pain is unbearable, debilitating,” he explains to BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme.

For 28-year-old Rescorla, the syndrome began to manifest itself in October 2020. neckbefore paralysis occurs.

After that, he began to experience a number of other symptoms.

” vertigo and balance They really knocked me down,” he adds.

“Physically and mentally isolated”

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is not transmitted from one person to another, but is a complication of an infectious disease called shingles.

Shingles is related to the virus varicella that many people can contract in childhood.

According to the non-profit organization Facial Palsy UK, if the immune system is weakened and less able to fight infection, the body may become vulnerable to reactivation of the chickenpox virus.

The organization notes: stress it is often a trigger because it can weaken the immune system and people who are stressed are more likely to get infections.

Rescorla said the problem affects her mental health.

“It isolated me a lot physically and mentally because I can’t go out whenever I want, I have to rely on my husband and my mother.”

“Mentally it hit me hard, I’m a completely different person than I was 20 months ago.”

Two years after she first developed Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Rescorla says she still feels it. pain every daydespite the drug.

“My face hasn’t fully healed and probably won’t be now.”

But he hopes his balance will improve.

raise awareness

Justin Bieber described his condition as “pretty serious”.

Rescorla says talking about having the condition is also very important for other people who have it.

“It’s a powerful thing for people like me and others who suffer from Ramsay Hunt syndrome.”

“I mean, I never thought I’d hear that on TV.”

He also thinks it’s vital to raise awareness as there are so many things going on. incorrect information this situation is getting around.

For example, there are posts on social networks that associate Ramsay Hunt syndrome with the covid-19 vaccine.

Despite these speculations, there is no evidence to suggest a link between the two.