Facial paralysis symptoms: three major symptoms

summary

Facial paralysis is commonly known as "hanging slanting wind", and "crooked mouth" (Bell's palsy) is a sudden weakness or paralysis of one side muscle caused by abnormal facial nerve function. Facial nerve is the cranial nerve which dominates the facial muscles. The etiology of facial paralysis is unknown, which may be related to the swelling of local nerve tissue, nerve traction and compression or blood circulation disorder caused by virus infection of facial nerve. Let's talk about the symptoms of paralysis.

Facial paralysis symptoms: three major symptoms

First: most patients with facial paralysis often wash their face and gargle in the morning and suddenly find that one side of the cheek is not moving properly and the mouth is askew.

Second: the affected side can not wrinkle the forehead, frown, close the eyes, puff and pout. When blowing and blowing the whistle, the affected side of the lip can not be closed and air leakage.

Third: the facial expression muscle of the diseased side is completely paralyzed, the forehead wrinkles disappear, the eye fissure expands, the nasolabial groove is flat, the mouth angle droops, and the mouth angle deviates to the healthy side when the teeth are exposed.

matters needing attention

Eat more fresh vegetables, coarse grains, soybean products, jujube, lean meat, etc. Usually, patients with facial paralysis need to reduce light source stimulation, such as computer, TV, UV, etc. Need to do more functional exercise, such as: lift eyebrows, drum gas, eyes closed, open mouth, etc.