(CNN) — Pop star Justin Bieber announced his face is partially paralyzed by a viral condition called Ramsay Hunt syndrome, caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster, that causes chicken pox and shingles. He told fans in a YouTube video Friday that the virus had attacked “the nerve in my ear, facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis. This nostril will not move.”Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that occurs when the varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head near the inner ear. Why the virus reactivates and produces symptoms of Ramsay Hunt is not known. Ramsay Hunt syndrome can also cause hearing loss on the side of the face affected.

Source: CNN June 13, 2022 18:00 UTC