What are the causes of sudden numbness in the face?

Studies have found that there are many clinical reasons for sudden numbness of the face, among which infectious lesions, ear diseases, Bell's palsy, tumors, neuritis, metabolic disorders in the body, poisoning, etc. are directly related. In addition, poor development of the facial nerves can also cause this symptom. Experts say that currently drug therapy, exercise therapy, traction therapy, etc. are effective methods for treating facial numbness.

1. Causes of sudden numbness in the face

1. Infectious lesions: Infectious lesions are mostly caused by the activation of the herpes zoster virus that is dormant in the sensory ganglion of the facial nerve;

2. Otogenic diseases;

3. Bell's palsy;

4. Tumor;

5. Neurogenic;

6. Trauma;

7. Poisoning: such as alcohol poisoning, long-term exposure to toxic substances;

8. Metabolic disorders: such as diabetes, vitamin deficiency;

9. Vascular insufficiency;

10. Congenital facial nerve nuclear dysplasia, etc.

Treatment of facial numbness

1. Medication

Analgesics, sedatives, and vitamins (such as B1, B12) can be used selectively, which have a certain effect on relieving symptoms.

2. Exercise therapy

When the symptoms of various types of cervical spondylosis are basically relieved or become chronic, medical gymnastics can be started to promote further elimination of symptoms and consolidate the therapeutic effect. During the acute onset of symptoms, local rest is recommended and increased exercise stimulation should not be increased. Exercise is contraindicated when there are more obvious or progressive symptoms of spinal cord compression, especially cervical spine bending exercises. In patients with vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, the neck rotation movement should be gentle and slow, and the amplitude should be appropriately controlled.

3. Traction therapy

In the past, "traction" was one of the preferred methods for treating cervical spondylosis. However, in recent years, it has been found that many patients with cervical spondylosis have not had their cervical spondylosis alleviated but aggravated after using "traction", especially those who have used "traction" for a long time.

Traction not only fails to promote the recovery of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, but on the contrary, traction straightens the cervical spine and weakens the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Therefore, traction therapy should be used with caution for cervical spondylosis.