The facial paralysis condition is usually temporary and believed to be caused by a viral infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\nMr\u00a0Dominello fronted the media alongside Premier Gladys Berejiklian at yesterday’s COVID-19 update to provide information on business grants.<\/p>\n
But some eagle-eyed viewers noticed his face was drooping and he had trouble keeping an eye open.<\/p>\n
It prompted some people to reach out to his office to urge him to seek medical help.<\/p>\n
“Some people thought I was winking at the cameraman. Some thought I had a stroke,” Mr Dominello wrote on social media.<\/p>\n
The minister said the calls prompted him to seek help, having previously experienced a “pain in my skull behind my right ear” and “pins and needles on the right side of my tongue”.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Victor Dominello sought help after his facial paralysis was noticed by press conference viewers.(<\/cite>Facebook: Victor Dominello<\/p>\n)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“I only took it more seriously [Wednesday] afternoon \u2014 after a number of people sent me a screenshot of the press conference and others contacted my office prompting me to seek urgent medical advice,” he said.<\/p>\n
He said the diagnosis of Bell’s palsy was a reminder to everybody to look after their health.<\/p>\n