I had a particularly nasty parapharyngeal abscess in the right side of my neck 4years ago at the age of 36 which had Bell s Palsy as a side effect. I had surgery to remove over a pint of infected fluid and a drain for 6 weeks afterwards with almost 3 months of penecillin treatment before being declared in the clear . The doctors had given me a one in three chance of survival prior to this. The Bell s Palsy gradually faded over a year, although I still have a large numbed area around my right ear, cheek and right jawline and I have since had quite a lot of swallowing difficulties and breathing and swallowing seem to get confused, especially when I am tired. I wake regularly in the night convinced I am dying. These difficulties became even worse after a tonsillectomy 2 years ago. I also started to snore heavily. Could this all be connected? If so, is there anything that could be done to reduce the problem? Thank you.