What medicine should I take for facial nerve spasm

Facial nerve spasm will greatly affect the patient's appearance and cause a lot of pain to the patient. Once the disease occurs, it is easy to leave some sequelae to the patient, and the cure rate of these sequelae is very low. Therefore, after discovering the symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to actively treat it. The treatment time is very important. So what medicine should be taken for facial nerve spasm?

First, what medicine should be taken for facial spasm? Drugs for treating facial spasm: except for drugs such as phenytoin sodium or carbamazepine, which may be effective for some mild patients, general central nervous system depressants, inhibitors and hormones have no significant therapeutic effect. In the past, procaine, anhydrous alcohol or 5% phenol glycerin were often used for injection into the stylomastoid foramen to cause temporary necrosis and degeneration of nerve fibers and reduce the conduction of abnormal excitement. The injection volume was 0.3 to 0.5 ml at a time, so as to achieve mild facial paralysis. Too much dosage will cause permanent facial paralysis, while too little dosage will cause recurrence after 3 to 5 months. It is rarely used now.

Second, the injection method of drug treatment for hemifacial spasm: the patient lies on his side, and the area around the mastoid process under the affected ear is disinfected with routine iodine and alcohol. At the junction of the bottom cartilage of the external auditory canal and the front edge of the mastoid process, a 20-21 gauge needle is used, connected to a 2ml syringe, with the needle tip pointing forward, inner and upward, at a 30-degree angle to the horizontal line of the skull base. After piercing 3 cm, it enters a depression. First, 1ml of 1% procaine is injected. Without removing the needle, observe for 1-2 minutes for any facial paralysis. If facial paralysis occurs, it means that the nerve trunk has been pierced. Then connect an empty needle with water and alcohol, and inject 0.3-0.5ml of alcohol or phenol glycerin. Obvious facial paralysis will occur and the spasm will disappear. After half a year, facial paralysis can usually be gradually recovered, but spasticity will recur in about 2/3 of patients.

What medicine should I take for facial spasm? After carefully reading the content of the article, everyone will have a better understanding of the drug treatment methods for hemifacial spasm. There are indeed many methods in life that can effectively treat hemifacial spasm. I hope that the drug treatment methods introduced by the editor above can effectively help patients with hemifacial spasm and stay away from the disease as soon as possible.