Moxibustion for the treatment of sequelae of facial paralysis

Facial paralysis is a disease that usually occurs very suddenly. Many patients will feel very uncomfortable after the symptoms appear. In severe cases, it will directly lead to difficulty breathing. At this time, moxibustion can actually be used to treat facial paralysis, so that there will be no sequelae. However, you must remember to persist in the treatment, otherwise the facial paralysis will recur again.

The clinical symptoms are complex and varied, but not all of the above symptoms occur in every patient. When it invades the lungs, it often causes breathing difficulties, chest pain, coughing, etc.; when it invades the gastrointestinal tract, it can cause persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss and weakness, etc.; it can also invade the nervous system and cardiovascular system.

1. General symptoms

Persistent fever, weakness, night sweats, and persistent widespread lymphadenopathy. Especially the swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, armpits and groin is more obvious. The lymph nodes are larger than 1 cm in diameter, firm, movable and painless. Weight loss can reach more than 10% within 3 months, and can be as low as 40%, with patients experiencing particularly noticeable weight loss.

2. Respiratory symptoms

Long-term cough, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and blood in sputum in severe cases.

3. Gastrointestinal symptoms

Decreased appetite, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and bloody stools in severe cases. Medications commonly used to treat digestive tract infections are not effective for this type of diarrhea.

4. Neurological symptoms

Dizziness, headache, slow reaction, intellectual impairment, mental abnormality, convulsions, hemiplegia, dementia, etc.

5. Skin and mucous membrane damage

Herpes simplex, herpes zoster, inflammation and ulceration of oral and pharyngeal mucosa.

6. Tumors

A variety of malignant tumors may occur. Kaposi's sarcoma located on the body surface may appear as red or purple macules, papules, and infiltrative masses.

The disease mostly occurs in young and middle-aged people, with 80% of the cases occurring between 18 and 45 years old, which is the age group with more active sexual life. After being infected with AIDS, people often suffer from some rare diseases such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, atypical mycobacterial and fungal infections, etc.

After HIV infection, there may be no clinical symptoms in the first few years to more than 10 years. Once AIDS develops, patients may experience various clinical manifestations. Generally, the initial symptoms are similar to those of the common cold and flu, and may include general fatigue, loss of appetite, fever, etc. As the disease worsens, the symptoms increase day by day, such as Candida albicans infection of the skin and mucous membranes, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, purpura, blood blisters, and ecchymosis; later, it gradually invades the internal organs, and unexplained persistent fever occurs, which can last up to 3 to 4 months; cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, persistent diarrhea, bloody stools, hepatosplenomegaly, and concurrent malignant tumors may also occur.