Can I wash my hair if I have facial paralysis

Patients with facial paralysis should not wash their hair easily. Even if they need to wash their hair, they should adjust the water temperature to a suitable level. Only in this way can they prevent themselves from being attacked by cold again during the course of the disease, which will cause the condition to worsen. Never use cold water, which is also one of the reasons that can induce facial paralysis. In terms of diet, you must not eat any irritating foods.

⑴ During the treatment, avoid raw, cold, greasy, spicy and irritating foods, foods that are difficult to digest, hot tonics, hot foods, tobacco, mutton, dog meat, hairtail, white wine, garlic, green onions, seafood, spicy hot pot, strong tea or coffee, etc.

⑵ Eat more fresh vegetables and whole grains such as soybean products, pumpkin, corn, onion, lean meat, hawthorn, kelp, jujube, bitter melon, loofah, winter melon, cucumber, melon, banana, lean meat, jujube, etc.

⑶ Soak your feet in hot water and massage your feet every night before going to bed.

⑷ Reduce light source stimulation, such as television, computer, ultraviolet rays, etc.

⑸ Functional exercises such as: raising eyebrows, closing eyes, blowing air, opening mouth wide, pursing lips, showing teeth and lifting nose, etc.

⑹ Apply hot compress with a towel 3-4 times every night. Do not wash your face with cold water. Keep your head warm in windy, rainy or cold weather.

⑺ Do appropriate exercise, strengthen physical training, listen to light music often, keep a calm and happy mood, and ensure adequate sleep.

⑻ Perform acupoint massage every day.

1. Fangfeng porridge

10-15 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, the stems of scallion, and 30-60 grams of polished rice. Boil the first two ingredients in water to extract the juice, remove the residue, and cook the polished rice into porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add the juice and cook it into a thin porridge. Drink it warm. This prescription can dispel wind, relieve exterior symptoms and relieve cold, and is suitable for facial paralysis and muscle soreness caused by wind-cold attacking the meridians.

2. Mints

30 grams of lotus root powder and 500 grams of white sugar. Put the white sugar into the pot, add a little water, and simmer until it becomes thick. Then add the peppermint powder, adjust the spoon, and continue to simmer until it is no longer sticky. This recipe has the effect of dispelling wind and heat, and relieving exterior symptoms with spicy and cool taste. It is effective for sudden facial paralysis, incomplete eyelid closure, dry throat and slight thirst.

3. Fish head stewed with Chuanxiong and Angelica dahurica

3-9 grams of Chuanxiong, 3-9 grams of Angelica dahurica, 500 grams of silver carp head, and appropriate amounts of green onion, pepper, ginger and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for half an hour. Eat the fish and drink the soup in the morning and evening. This prescription has the functions of dispelling wind and cold, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, and is suitable for facial paralysis caused by exogenous wind evil.

4. Ginger, sugar and perilla leaf drink

3-6 grams of perilla leaves, 3 grams of ginger, and 15 grams of brown sugar, soak in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. This prescription has the effect of dispelling wind and cold, and relieving exterior symptoms by frequent soaking. Suitable for various symptoms caused by exogenous wind evil.

5. Jujube porridge

30 grams of jujube, 100 grams of glutinous rice, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar are cooked until they become porridge. This recipe can replenish qi and nourish blood, and is suitable for people with qi deficiency, crooked mouth and eyes, shortness of breath and fatigue.

6. Ginseng, wolfberry and lotus paste soup

2 grams each of white ginseng, wolfberry, raisins, lotus seeds, 2 grams each of yam, lotus paste, hemp seeds, 12 grams each, 3 grams of tangerine peel, 2 pieces each of jujube and walnut meat. Boil them into a soup and take it orally 2-3 times. This prescription has the effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, as well as nourishing the yin of the liver and kidneys.