What is facial paralysis?
When I got up in the morning to wash, I suddenly found that my mouth was crooked, my eyes were slanted, and I had salivation at the corner of my mouthAfter riding in the car, I suddenly found that I couldn't complete the actions such as closing my eyes and puffing my cheeksSitting on the sofa and watching TV at night in winter, I didn't take good measures to keep warm, and suddenly found that my speech was leaking, and one side of my face felt sluggish. Suddenly, facial paralysis came to the door.
According to experts from Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, facial paralysis, also known as facial nerve palsy, is a common and frequent disease of facial expression muscle motor dysfunction caused by facial nerve damage. The main clinical manifestations are crooked corners of the mouth on the affected side, air leakage from the cheeks, incomplete tooth display, closed eyes, frontal striae and shallow nasolabial folds, accompanied by numbness of the affected side of the face and loss of taste in front of the tongue 2 3, and some patients may be accompanied by ear pain and auricular herpes on the affected side.
What factors predispose to facial paralysis?
1.Facial cold, cool breeze and cool water stimulation, open windows to sleep, etc.
2.Staying up late for a long time and overworking cause decreased immunity and easy to lead to facial paralysis.
3.Infectious lesions, usually caused by activation of sensory ganglion virus latent in the facial nerve.
4.Otogenic diseases, such as otitis media.
5.Autoimmune reactions.
6.Tumor. 7.Neurogenic and traumatic.
Clinically, it is more common in peripheral facial nerve palsy caused by cold and infectious lesions.
How to prevent facial paralysis in daily life?
1.Appropriate physical exercise to enhance physical fitness, such as: Baduanjin, Tai Chi, etc.
2.Pay attention to rest, ensure adequate sleep, regular work and rest time, eat lightly, avoid spicy, fried, greasy food, and put an end to tobacco and alcohol.
3.Avoid blowing fans or air conditioners directly on your face.
What are the methods of facial paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine?
Acupuncture is the first choice for most patients with facial paralysis, and the World Health Organization has also shown that acupuncture is one of the best methods for facial paralysis. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that facial paralysis is mostly caused by the lack of righteous qi in the human body, the emptiness of the meridians, and the wind evil carries phlegm and deficiency into the yang and yang veins of the face, resulting in the obstruction of qi and blood, the loss of nourishment of the muscles and veins, and the longitudinal and non-retracting of the meridians, and the crooked mouth and eyes. The main point of facial paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture is to dispel wind and channel and regulate meridians.
Acupuncture**: dispel wind and channels, warm meridians and dissipate cold.
Acupressure massage: massage stimulation of acupoints to achieve the purpose of dispersing wind and regulating muscles and veins.
Drug tank**: invigorate blood circulation, dispel wind and dehumidification, and dissipate cold.
Moxibustion**: Stimulates and dredges the meridians, strengthens the blood and gas operation of the meridians, and accelerates microcirculation.
Microwave**: Promotes local blood circulation and improves facial nerve edema.
Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Pain Department Guo Xiuqin Follow @Hunan Medical Chat to get more health science information!
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