Kim Yuna “Immunity is weakened, so ‘this’ is paralyzed”… What’s happening while receiving treatment every month?

Singer Kim Yuna (50) revealed herself receiving a ringer injection to treat cranial nerve paralysis.

Recently, Kim Yuna uploaded a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed on her social media. In the photo, Kim Yuna looks exhausted and is receiving an IV. The photo has the caption, “It’s Auxiliary Battery Day again, please take care of me this month too.”

Previously, Kim Yoon-ah confessed on her YouTube channel in July, “I suffered from cranial nerve paralysis because my immune system was so weak,” and “I have congenital immunodeficiency, so I am still receiving treatment every month.” She explained, “At the time, my senses of smell, taste, hearing, pain, hot and cold sensations, facial and upper body muscles, and even the vagus nerve were all affected and had problems due to the cranial nerve paralysis,” and “Even now, some of my functions have not returned properly due to the aftereffects of the paralysis.”

A disease in which the brain nerves are damaged and normal functioning is difficult…various symptoms including facial expression and eye movement paralysis

Cranial nerve paralysis can occur when the immune system is weakened, as Kim Yuna said. It is literally a disease in which the cranial nerves are damaged and cannot function normally, and symptoms vary depending on the damaged area. Cranial nerves come out from the lower part of the brain and spread throughout the body without passing through the spinal cord.

There are 12 pairs of peripheral nerves on the left and right, including the olfactory nerve (the first cranial nerve) that is largely responsible for the sense of smell, the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that is involved in facial expressions, taste, and salivation, and the oculomotor nerve (the third cranial nerve) for eye movement functions. For example, if the oculomotor nerve, called the third cranial nerve, is damaged, problems occur with eye movement. It is difficult to move the eyes or for the pupil to react to light.

Immunodeficiency is divided into primary and secondary… primary is congenital immunodeficiency, secondary is AIDS, etc.

Cranial nerve palsy can occur for a variety of reasons, but as Kim Yoon-ah said, it can also be caused by immunodeficiency. Immunodeficiency refers to all diseases caused by a dysfunction of the immune system. Immunodeficiency is divided into primary and secondary.

Primary immunodeficiency occurs in about 1 out of 10,000 people and is a congenital immunodeficiency, as Kim Yoon-ah said. It occurs congenitally and causes problems with the four types of immune systems (B cell system, T cell system, complement system, and phagocytic system). Primary immunodeficiency is diagnosed in newborns. Sometimes, it may not be known until adulthood and may be discovered late.

A common symptom that occurs in patients with primary immunodeficiency is frequent infections. Patients mainly suffer from respiratory infections. They also easily get otitis media and lymphadenitis. Secondary immunodeficiency is when a person with normal immune function has a weakened immune function due to some disease. A representative example is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) infection.

Immunodeficiency is difficult to expect a complete cure, and if the infected pathogen is identified, the symptoms are alleviated with appropriate antibiotics. If it leads to cranial nerve paralysis, as in the case of Kim Yuna, appropriate treatment according to the situation must be provided. Cranial nerve paralysis requires rehabilitation treatment, etc., and it is necessary to visit a hospital quickly because functional recovery can be significant if treatment is started early.