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Inside Ozzy Osbourne devastating health battle

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Inside Ozzy Osbourne devastating health battle
Inside Ozzy Osbourne devastating health battle

OZZY Osbourne is known for being one of the world's biggest rockers, thanks to his time as frontman of Black Sabbath.

But in 2023 he announced he was retiring from touring and cancelled any upcoming dates, due to his declining health.

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Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he has Parkinson's disease

What condition does Ozzy Osbourne have?

Ozzy Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in February 2019.

He is on a "whole host" of medication to treat his nerve pain.

Ozzy health nightmare began when he suffered a fall in 2019 and had to undergo surgery on his neck.

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After the surgery he experienced nerve pain and ever since doctors have been struggling to work out if the fall, the surgery or the Parkinson's are to blame for his pain.

What has Ozzy said about having Parkinson's Disease?

In January, 2020 Ozzy revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis in an interview with his wife Sharon Osbourne on Good Morning America

He said: "It has been terribly challenging for us, I had to have surgery on my neck which screwed all my nerves."

"I found out that I have a mild form of...." Ozzy then broke off leaving his wife to finish his sentence.

She continued: "It's Parkin which is a form of Parkinson's. There are so many different types of Parkinson's.

"It's not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination but it does effect the nerves in your body.

"It's like you'll have a good day, then a good day and then a really bad day."

Ozzy added: "A year ago I was in a terrible state.  I'm on a host of medication, mainly for the surgery.

"I've got numbness down this arm and my legs are going cold. I don't know if it's the Parkinson's or what. That's the problem."

What type of Parkinson's Disease does Ozzy have?

Ozzy has a type of Parkinson's called Parkin, named after the gene associated with this type of the disease.
It is incurable but there are treatments available to help minimise symptoms.
Michael Okun, a professor of neurology and expert in the field at the University of Florida, explained: "Parkin is involved in maintaining the energy-producing area of cells, called mitochondria.
"This type of the disease often responds well to deep brain stimulation
For more information, visit The NHS website.

Joanne Kavanagh

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