How long does it take for facial neuritis to recover?

Facial neuritis is a relatively common disease, which often causes facial paralysis in patients. At this time, timely medication treatment should be carried out to strengthen the nutrition of the facial nerves. Massage should be done more often to promote blood circulation. Acupuncture can also be used for treatment. More serious cases can be treated through surgery. Through good conditioning, good improvement can generally be achieved. Of course, the specific recovery time is related to the condition and treatment method.

Facial nerve palsy treatment.

1. Non-surgical treatment: principle. It mainly promotes the disappearance of local inflammation and edema, and promotes the recovery of nerve function.

(1) For peripheral facial nerve paralysis caused by facial neuritis, if it is a viral infection, antiviral, nerve nutrition, glucocorticoids, B vitamins and other drugs can be used.

(2) To protect the exposed cornea and prevent conjunctivitis, eye masks, eye drops, eye ointments, etc. can be used;

(3) Massage: The patient massages the facial muscles with his hands in front of a mirror several times a day, each time for 5 to 10 minutes.

(4) Physical therapy: commonly used methods include ultrashort wave, low and medium frequency electrotherapy, laser, drug introduction, etc.

(5) Acupuncture treatment.

2. Surgical treatment: If facial nerve paralysis has not recovered after 3 months of conservative treatment, and there is no response, i.e. potential activity, in the facial nerve conduction velocity and facial muscle electromyography examinations, surgical treatment can be used.

Facial nerve paralysis care

1. Eye care: During the acute phase, avoid outdoor activities and keep your eyes clean; cover the affected eye with an eye patch or apply eye ointment to prevent conjunctival and corneal infections; minimize eye use.

2. Dietary care: Patients with taste disorders should pay attention to the temperature of food; avoid hard food; try to put food behind the healthy tongue and chew slowly; remember to rinse your mouth in time after meals to keep your mouth clean.

3. Rehabilitation care: Apply hot compress to the affected side to promote local blood circulation. When the facial muscles begin to recover, facial muscle strength training is required, focusing on training the facial muscles, such as opening the eyes, wrinkling the forehead, sucking, curling the lips, smiling, raising the corners of the mouth, whistling, pursing the lips, pulling the lower jaw, etc., each time for about 20 minutes, once a day, until final recovery.