Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis shifts focus on rare condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis shifts focus on rare condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Dubai: Even as friends and fans rally around Justin Bieber following his recent diagnosis with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, not much is known about the rare medical condition that affects five out of every 100,000 people annually in the United States, according to The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). The 28-year-old Canadian singer has been forced to cancel concerts from his Justice World Tour — although his UAE gigs remain unaffected as of now — with the condition paralysing one side of his face and hindering Bieber from even blinking effectively, as revealed in his Instagram post over the weekend. The ‘Peaches’ singer has said he’s been doing facial exercises and taking time to “rest and relax and get back to 100 per cent so I can do what I was born to do.” While he hasn’t given an estimated timeline for his recovery, we breakdown the medical condition to understand how Ramsay Hunt syndrome affects people and what causes it. In his own words, Bieber explained in the video to his legion of fans that his condition stems “from this virus that attacks the nerve in my ear and my facial nerves, and has caused my face to have