What causes a slight crooked mouth?

If your mouth is slightly crooked, you must be alert, as it may be a precursor to a stroke, especially for the elderly. If your mouth is slightly crooked and you drool, you must go to the hospital for examination in time. It may be caused by cerebral thrombosis. Of course, it may also be caused by facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is also known as facial neuritis, which is another disease. Regardless of the cause, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

What to do if your mouth is crooked due to a minor stroke

Symptoms of crooked mouth after a stroke are mostly due to facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is a disease of facial nerve paralysis. It is caused by abnormalities of the non-progressive facial nerve due to various reasons. Patients often experience symptoms such as facial paralysis, facial expression paralysis, etc. Some people can't even complete simple movements such as closing their eyes and puffing their lips.

1. Overcome negative emotions:

Because patients have symptoms of crooked mouth, their normal life is affected, and they will experience anxiety and fear. At this time, you need to regulate your emotions, and your family members need to comfort and care for the patient to relieve the tense psychological state.

2. Take good care of your face:

Avoid over-stimulation of the local facial muscles of hemiplegia. When massaging the paralyzed facial muscles with your hands, the movements should not be too intense.

3. Acupuncture treatment needs attention:

If the patient needs acupuncture treatment, he should go to a regular hospital and find an experienced expert to perform acupuncture to avoid overly strong stimulation that may cause facial spasm.

The above is the knowledge about the symptoms of mild stroke. In life, many elderly people who have suffered a stroke are not as flexible as before, have no hope for life, begin to give up on themselves, and are very afraid of having a stroke. In fact, after a stroke, as long as you go to a regular hospital for treatment and follow the doctor's instructions for rehabilitation training, the sequelae of the stroke will be effectively alleviated. I wish you a speedy recovery!