Bachelorette Emily Maynard reveals she was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy as she wears eyepatch in self
BACHELORETTE star Emily Maynard has revealed she was diagnosed with facial paralysis Bell's Palsy during her most recent pregnancy.
The 34-year-old welcomed her fifth child back in October, and has now been reflecting on the ups and downs of 2020.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Emily shared an array of photos to her 654k followers and one showed her lying down and wearing an eye patch.
The Bachelorette alum captioned the snap: "Got Bells Palsy and had to wear a patch," before adding that it was from September 2020.
Bell's palsy is temporary weakness or lack of movement affecting one side of the face.
Symptoms include weakness on one side of the face, as well as a drooping eyelid or corner of the mouth.
Following her post, Emily was clearly inundated with comments and decided to address it more in another post on her Instagram Story.
"Also, getting lots of questions about Bell’s palsy. I had it in high school and lucky me am one of the very few people that get it twice," she wrote.
"It started with a bad headache that got progressively worse and went into my jaw.
"Thought it was an ear infection but then woke ip one morning and couldn’t spit out my toothpaste or put on mascara. I knew exactly what it was so doctor prescribed me a steroid.
The mom-of-five continued: "It got worse before it got better. Every morning I would wake up and run to the mirror to see if I could wink or whistle haha."
Emily later added: "I thought by age 34 I was free from the vanity I cherished so much in my 20’s but there’s something very humbling about being 9 months pregnant and not able to move half of your face!
"I cried a lot and felt horrible but thankfully it got better day by day. My sweet friend @skinbyblair brought me over a @mynuface and i swear it worked. At that point I would’ve tried anything!
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"Not sure what caused it but getting lost of messages about the flu shot during pregnancy? Stress? I guess I’ll never know!"
It seems Emily is now back to her best self and has enjoyed the holidays with her family.
On Christmas Day she shared a snap of her and her husband Tyler Johnson with the kids, including their newborn baby girl Magnolia.
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