What is the cause of facial paralysis

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Facial paralysis is one of the facial nerve diseases that we are all familiar with. At the same time, we also know that it is very difficult to cure facial paralysis, which has a great relationship with all aspects of life of patients with facial paralysis. Some of the patients with facial paralysis do not understand the causes of facial paralysis, leading to the recurrence of the disease. Let's talk about the causes of facial paralysis.

What is the cause of facial paralysis

First: virus infection, that is, the virus directly attacks the facial nerve, resulting in facial nerve damage. The facial paralysis caused by this kind of etiology will appear the symptoms of supraauricular, postauricular and facial pain before illness. Some patients will have herpes zoster. The blood vessels of facial nutrient nerves are affected by wind and cold, which leads to ischemia, edema and compression of nerve tissue. About 30.3% of idiopathic facial paralysis is caused by cold, wind or fatigue on the face or behind the ears.

Second: rheumatic facial paralysis, facial nerve swelling caused by periostitis in the stylomastoid foramen, compression, blood circulation disorders and facial paralysis. Facial paralysis can cause all kinds of strange faces. Such as mouth and eyes askew, forehead tattoo, immobility, eyes can not be closed, drooling, blowing, mouth droop, facial numbness, stiffness, twitch pain and other symptoms. Because many patients do not get the correct system of treatment, resulting in facial paralysis for a long time, bring great pain to patients and families.

Third: the causes of facial paralysis are vascular insufficiency, congenital facial nucleus hypoplasia, metabolic disorders, such as vitamin deficiency, diabetes, poisoning, such as long-term exposure to poisons or alcoholism, neurogenic, about 13.5%, caused by intracranial, non traumatic neurogenic, cerebrovascular diseases. Tumor, accounting for about 5.5%, can be caused by tumor itself and surgical resection. Tumors include primary cholesteatoma, jugular bulb tumor, basilar artery tumor, skull base tumor, acoustic neuroma, parotid gland tumor and so on.

matters needing attention

Facial paralysis needs to be treated in time. We need to understand the cause of the disease and consult the doctor about the relevant treatment methods. The treatment is difficult, but we can't give up the treatment. We can actively cooperate with the doctor to understand the related symptoms of facial paralysis and take drug control therapy to make our facial muscles recover further.