New York:
Justin Bieber told fans in a video on Instagram on Friday that he has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which leaves him with partial facial paralysis.
The 28-year-old pop singer recently announced that he was pausing his Justice World Tour due to illness, hours before his first scheduled concert in Toronto.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a complication of shingles that occurs when a breakout affects the facial nerve near one ear. In addition to facial paralysis, it can cause hearing loss.
“As you can see, this eye won’t blink, I can’t smile on this side of my face, this nostril won’t move,” explains Bieber in a video.
“So there’s complete paralysis on this side of my face. So for those of you who are frustrated with my cancellations from the following shows, I’m just physically unable to do them. This is pretty serious, as you can see. “
The “Peaches” singer said he did facial exercises and took the time to “rest and relax and get back to 100 percent so I can do what I was born to do.”
He did not provide an estimated timeline for his recovery.
It is the third time Bieber’s tour has been postponed, the first two due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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