The acute phase of facial paralysis usually lasts about 7 to 14 days, and symptoms usually peak within 48 hours of onset. During this time, patients may have crooked corners of the mouth and drooling.
1. Don't do this
Patients with facial paralysis should pay attention to avoiding local stimulation when facial paralysis has just occurred. Because kneading or massaging the affected area should be avoided in the early stages of the disease, because local inflammatory edema is more severe in the acute phase, and massage may exacerbate the edema and condition.
During this period, patients can prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine, generally speaking, the wind and cold attack the meridians, in order to dispel the wind and dissipate the cold, relax the tendons and activate the meridians, and can be added or subtracted with ephedra aconite fine pungent decoction. Wind and heat attack, to dispel wind and clear heat, invigorate blood circulation as the method, can be added or subtracted with Daqin gang soup. If it belongs to the internal movement type of liver wind, it is necessary to calm the liver and quench the wind and nourish the yin and clear the heat, and you can decoction of gastrodia hook vine soup with water. For patients with qi and blood deficiency, they can choose to use Qi and Blood Nourishing Decoction for conditioning, which can play a role in nourishing qi and strengthening and nourishing blood circulation.
If you want to perform acupuncture or physiotherapy, please seek professional and specialized TCM physicians and physiotherapists.
2. The patient can do these two things quickly
In addition, patients will need to:
1. Maintain physical and mental relaxation: Reducing stress is essential for recovery from facial paralysis, as too much stress may worsen the condition. Patients should try to be as relaxed as possible.
2. Adequate rest: A good night's sleep helps the recovery of facial paralysis, and lack of sleep at night may affect the improvement of the condition.
3. Don't eat these things.
Spicy, greasy, and fried foods should be avoided during acute facial paralysis because they may irritate the nerves, cause increased edema, and may even exacerbate facial paralysis symptoms.
During facial paralysis, it is advisable to adopt a light diet and focus on high-quality nutrients. High-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids are important nutrients** that can be obtained by eating fish, shrimp, crab, eggs, chicken, duck and lean meats.
At the same time, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, bananas, pears, strawberries and kiwifruit. For vegetables, spinach, broccoli, and lettuce are all good choices. These foods and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals that help promote facial paralysis.
Patients with facial paralysis can generally recover in about a month under the care of professional Chinese medicine. If you can seek medical attention in time, it is not an intractable disease. I am Wang Liyan of traditional Chinese medicine, and I usually post some articles on medical science, and you can have a deeper understanding of the treatment of facial paralysis by reading my previous articles. Hopefully my experience and knowledge will help you.