Bell's palsy has been linked to stress, although a precise cause has not been found. Conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, Lyme disease and autoimmune disorders, chronic ear infections, tumors and trauma to the head or face have also been identified as coinciding with the illness.

I can’t move any part of it,” the “Teen Mom OG” alum said. “My eye is getting so dry from not being able to blink all the way. This is awful.”