Canadian pop king Justin Bieber said on June 10 that he suffered from “Ramsey Hunt syndrome” (Ramsey Hunt syndrome), partially paralyzed his face. A series of concerts scheduled for him had to be postponed.
He posted a selfie video explaining the situation on his personal Instagram account. It can be seen from the video that his left face moves relatively normally, blinking smoothly, while his right face appears stiff, and he cannot even make a full smile-like expression.
Justin Bieber, 28, told the camera in the film that the disease paralyzed half of his face, he mightn’t blink, he might only smile with half his mouth, and he mightn’t “move” his nostrils.
He demonstrated in the film how he was unable to control the movements of the right side of his face, also known as not knowing when the symptoms started. “It’s pretty serious,” Justin Bieber said.
He said he was doing facial exercises to get his face back to normal.
“I have to go to rest,” he said, “so I can get my face back to its original state.”
He announced earlier this week that several of his world tour would be delayed. This week he was scheduled to perform in Toronto, Canada (7th and 8th) and Washington (10th).
“For the audience who were disappointed by the cancellation of my next few performances, I just mightn’t physically (sing),” he said in the video.
Justin Bieber originally planned to downgrade the concert in New York, but it is not known whether it will be delayed.
AEG Presents, the company responsible for promoting his concert, did not respond to requests for comment by US media on the followingnoon of the 10th.
“Ramsey Hunter Syndrome” is also translated as “Remse Hunter Syndrome”. It’s a rare complication of varicella zoster virus (VZV), the researchers say. The virus can attack the facial nerve.
The disease was named following James Ramsay Hunt (1874-1937), an American neuroscientist. He first reported the case in 1907.