What's going on with my cheeks twitching

The cheeks are an important part of the body, but most people usually don't pay attention to them, and often think that they don't seem to have any effect on people. In fact, if a person's cheeks are painful, timely treatment is very important. The cheek pain may be caused by a disease. If it is not treated in time, it will cause serious harm to your health. What is going on if the cheeks are twitching?

What is the cause of cheek twitching?

Cheek twitching doesn't mean anything. It may be caused by abnormal nerve excitement. If there are no other abnormal symptoms in the body, you can observe it first without treatment.

Why does my cheek hurt?

Cheek pain may be caused by abnormalities in the mandibular joint. The mandibular joint is the only joint that is linked bilaterally. It has a certain stability and multi-directional movement function. It produces very important activities such as chewing, swallowing, expression or language under the left and right muscles. If there is an abnormality in this place, it will cause great trouble to our daily life. There are two reasons for the abnormality. One is chewing too much or too hard things, and the other reason is inflammation of the joint.

Cheek pain solution

1. If the pain is caused by chewing too much or eating too hard food, it is recommended that you do not chew too much or eat too hard food in the near future. This does not require treatment and generally it will heal on its own after a few days.

2. If your cheek pain problem has not been relieved after a few days, it is considered to be caused by inflammation. Therefore, you need to apply an analgesic ointment or take some oral anti-inflammatory drugs to help improve the symptoms.

How to quickly relieve cheek pain?

If you have pain in your cheek, you may have mumps, which is caused by temporomandibular joint disorder and the following reasons: First, pain caused by getting angry. It is recommended to take antipyretic drugs such as Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets, penicillins, and cephalosporins. You can eat antipyretic foods such as cucumbers, bitter gourds, astragalus, and jasmine. The second type is the possible existence of gingivitis and periodontitis. It is recommended to go to the dentist for teeth cleaning treatment, and use hydrogen peroxide and compound boric acid solution for rinsing to relieve symptoms. Do not eat irritating foods.

How to treat mumps

Purulent parotitis caused by bacterial infection requires anti-infection treatment. If conservative treatment is ineffective and suppuration occurs, surgical incision and drainage are required. Mumps caused by a virus requires isolation to prevent the spread of the virus and antiviral treatment. Boys need to pay attention to testicular pain to prevent damage to reproductive function. During treatment, traditional Chinese medicine can be used in conjunction with treatment to promote recovery, reduce the occurrence of complications and lower the recurrence rate.

Once a child is found to have mumps, the first thing to do is to separate him or her from healthy people and ventilate the room regularly to keep the air flowing. Do not go to kindergarten or school during the onset of the disease until the swelling of the parotid gland subsides to avoid infecting other children. Sick children should rest in bed and avoid overwork.

Mumps folk remedies

1. Take 3-5g of Indigo, a piece of Zijin Tablet (ground into powder), add vinegar to make a thin paste and apply it to the affected area. Apply it again after it dries, about 6-8 times a day, until the pain is relieved, about 4-5 days.

2. Apply indigo or young willow leaf paste to the affected area 1-2 times a day until the swelling subsides.

3. Grind 10ml of vinegar into black juice with scented ink in an inkstone, and apply it to the swollen area with a brush, 3-4 times a day for 2-5 days.

4. Wash and mash 50g each of fresh Radix Trichosanthis and Herba Plantaine, add a little salt and apply to the affected area, 1-2 times a day for 2-5 days.

5. Remove the hairs and thorns on the surface of fresh cactus, wash and mash it and apply it twice a day for 4-6 days.