Shufferin' Shuccotash
Nov. 14th, 2019 03:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowIt seems that I'm undergoing a bout of Bell's palsy; the muscles on the right side of my face are, if not completely unresponsive, nearly so. Fortunately, it's a temporary condition, and should clear up in a couple of weeks or so.
There are two aspects which are bugging me in particular. I can close my right eye if I close the left as well, but not otherwise. (Well, I can close it manually, but that's unsatisfactory.) Mostly it stays open, which causes problems as regards cleaning and lubrication. I'm trying to decide how to handle that.
More annoying is the condition of my mouth. I have to be very careful drinking, or I spill. Eating is a bit more difficult; sandwiches, in particular, are a problem. And my speech... When I'm speaking normally, there's a little mushiness, but when I shift to my lecturer's voice, my "s"'s turn to "sh"'s, and it sounds horrible. I let my class out a few minutes early today, I was so tired of the sound of my voice.
I will survive. I will also complain.
There are two aspects which are bugging me in particular. I can close my right eye if I close the left as well, but not otherwise. (Well, I can close it manually, but that's unsatisfactory.) Mostly it stays open, which causes problems as regards cleaning and lubrication. I'm trying to decide how to handle that.
More annoying is the condition of my mouth. I have to be very careful drinking, or I spill. Eating is a bit more difficult; sandwiches, in particular, are a problem. And my speech... When I'm speaking normally, there's a little mushiness, but when I shift to my lecturer's voice, my "s"'s turn to "sh"'s, and it sounds horrible. I let my class out a few minutes early today, I was so tired of the sound of my voice.
I will survive. I will also complain.
