How to treat facial paralysis quickly

Facial paralysis is a common clinical disease. This disease has no age limit. There are many types of facial paralysis that can affect people's lives. Many people want to know how to treat facial paralysis quickly. In addition to Western medicine treatment, acupuncture is also effective for the treatment of facial paralysis.

1. Glucocorticoids:

Glucocorticoids are a commonly used method for treating Bell's palsy. They can prevent tissue degeneration, prevent facial muscle twitching, reduce the occurrence of associated movements, and prevent further deterioration of the disease. It is generally believed that the cure rate of mild paralysis has little to do with whether medication is given or not, but for moderate or severe paralysis, medication can shorten the cure time and increase the cure rate. Wallerian degeneration of the nerves is completed 2 weeks after the onset of paralysis symptoms, so the drug should be administered early before nerve degeneration occurs, otherwise the prognosis will be poor.

2. Antiviral drugs:

Many doctors believe that Bell's palsy is caused by a viral infection of the facial nerve, which leads to nerve swelling. The increased pressure inside the facial nerve canal compresses the nerve, causing nerve ischemia and leading to facial paralysis symptoms. Therefore, antiviral drugs are used. The drugs have an inhibitory effect on a variety of RNA and DNA viruses, can hinder the replication of viruses, thereby inhibiting viral synthesis and showing antiviral efficacy. For example, ribavirin 100-200 ml per day, intravenous drip, for 5-7 days; acyclovir 200 mg each time, orally, 5 times a day, for 5-7 days, or 400 mg dissolved in glucose injection or normal saline, intravenous drip once a day, for 5-7 days; there are also ribavirin, interferon and the traditional Chinese medicine Isatis root, etc.

3. Treatment of facial paralysis with traditional Chinese medicine

Acupuncture is used for treatment, and manipulation is the main method. No drugs or electroacupuncture are used during the treatment. Principle: dispel wind and dredge meridians. Prescription: Hegu, Taichong, Qianzheng, Cheek Cart through Dicang, Dicang through Cheek Cart, Fengchi, Xiaguan, Yingxiang, Chengjiang or Cheek Chengjiang. Choose three or four points each time. Addition and subtraction: For those with eyelids that cannot close and eyes that are exposed and tears flowing, add Zanzhu, Yuyao, Sizhukong, and Yangbai Tou Yuyao. For pain behind the ear, add Yifeng. For those with decreased sense of taste, add Lianquan. Technique: Balanced tonification and drainage, needle withdrawal method.