Justin Bieber reveals facial paralysis from Ramsay Hunt syndrome

nme.com:

Justin Bieber has alerted fans to his recent diagnosis with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which has temporarily paralysed the entire right side of his face.Earlier this week, the singer postponed the opening stretch of his North American ‘Justice’ tour, at the time citing an unspecified “sickness”.

In a video shared to his Instagram overnight (June 10), Bieber explained that his illness stems from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, “occurs when a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve near one of your ears”.

In his video, Bieber can be seen struggling to blink, smile or move his right nostril.“For those who are frustrated by my cancellations of the next shows, I’m just physically, obviously, not capable of doing them,” he explained. “This is pretty serious, as you can see.

I wish this wasn’t the case, but obviously my body is telling me I’ve got to slow down, and I hope you guys understand.”Though he stopped short of confirming which – or how many – shows would be affected by the postponements, Bieber went on to say that he would be “using this time to just rest and relax, and get back to 100 per cent so that I can do what I was born to do”.