A crooked mouth is mostly caused by facial paralysis. Care and prevention of facial paralysis

A crooked mouth is not a common symptom, but once it occurs, it will have a great impact on the patient's facial image. If it continues for a long time, it may even affect the patient's mental health. In most cases, a crooked mouth is caused by facial paralysis, so if you want to alleviate the condition of a crooked mouth, you need to treat the facial paralysis first. Next, I will introduce the care and prevention measures for facial paralysis.

1. Facial paralysis care

Experts remind that during the transition period between winter and spring, people should be careful not to over-fatigue, and avoid being directly exposed to the wind when using air conditioning or riding in a car. Once symptoms occur, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time, and stay optimistic. Avoid eating spicy and irritating foods; if you find facial paralysis, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Generally, it can be cured in about 20 days; some people wake up to find that their mouths and eyes are crooked, and superstitious people will think that they are blown by "ghost wind". They are often embarrassed and avoid seeing a doctor; some people try all kinds of medical treatments in a hurry. The above factors can easily delay treatment.

2. What should you pay attention to when having facial paralysis or hemifacial spasm?

1. Eat more: fresh vegetables, whole grains such as beans, soy products, pumpkin, corn, onion, lean meat, hawthorn, purple box, kelp, jujube, bitter gourd, loofah, winter melon, cucumber, melon, banana, and mulberry.

2. Avoid: raw, cold, greasy and irritating food, indigestible food, hot tonic medicine, hot food, tobacco and alcohol, mutton, dog meat, animal parts, hairtail, and chili peppers

3. Soak your feet in hot water for about 10-20 minutes every night before going to bed, then massage the soles of your feet.

4. When exercising, strengthen physical exercise, listen to light music, keep a calm mind and get enough sleep.

5. Reduce the stimulation from external sources, such as TV, computer, ultraviolet rays, etc.

6. Patients with facial paralysis should pay attention to functional exercises, such as: raising eyebrows, closing eyes, blowing air, opening mouth wide, pursing lips, snoring with teeth showing, warming neck with wet hot towel, more than 3-4 times every night, do not wash face with cold water, and pay attention to keeping head and face warm when encountering windy, rainy and cold weather.

7. When the face twitches, the eyes and mouth should be closed tightly (people with spasms should avoid eating acidic foods).

3. Prevention and treatment of facial paralysis

The indoor temperature is relatively warm in winter. If the face is attacked by cold wind, the blood vessels will inevitably contract, and facial paralysis will naturally become more likely to occur over time. Relatively speaking, the elderly are more likely to suffer from facial paralysis. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, facial paralysis and facial muscle spasm are mostly caused by insufficient positive energy in the human body, emptiness of the meridians, and the invasion of wind evil into the facial meridians, resulting in stagnation of meridian yin, poor circulation of qi and blood, and malnutrition of the meridians.

To prevent facial paralysis and facial spasm, the key is to pay attention to keeping warm, especially to avoid long-term exposure to cold wind according to the climate (do not seek coolness); exercise more often, strengthen exercise, and improve the body's positive energy. "When positive energy exists within, evil cannot interfere." When the body's positive energy is strong, evil wind is not easy to invade; also pay attention to maintaining a happy and leisurely spirit and sufficient sleep time; pay attention to diet, which can both enhance physical fitness and enhance disease resistance. If you have suffered from facial paralysis, you should seek medical treatment promptly. Traditional Chinese medicine should be the first choice for treatment, which can cure both the symptoms and the root cause to prevent sequelae.