What are the Signs and symptoms of Herpes Zoster Oticus?
Another form of this question is: What are the signs and symptoms of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome? Please find below the signs and symptoms of Herpes Zoster Oticus. • Facial muscle weakness (palsy) • Severe pain in • Ear • Head • Neck • Painful red rash on your; • Eardrum • Outside the ear • External ear canal • Palate that is the roof of your mouth • Tongue • A painful herpes type skin eruption on the pinna of the ear. • Dizziness because of the frequent vestibulo-cochlear disturbance • Disturbance of hearing • Rash which is outbreak of red bumps on the body around the; • Ear • Face • Scalp • Neck • Paralysis of facial nerves • A ‘drooping’ of the face in the affected side. • Inability to smile • Smile may look crooked • Having trouble while trying to close the eye • Tearing of the eye ( because of difficulty in closing it ) • The patient’s speech may be mildly slurred.
