Is hyperbaric oxygen chamber effective in treating facial paralysis?

Facial paralysis is a facial nerve problem that has a great impact on patients. After suffering from facial paralysis, patients are unable to express their emotions through facial expressions. This causes patients to be in a long-term inferiority complex, which is very adverse to their health. Modern medicine has done a lot of research on the treatment of neurological facial paralysis. Currently, a method of using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to treat facial paralysis has emerged, and many people are using it. Let's take a look at whether hyperbaric oxygen chambers are effective in treating facial paralysis. People who are interested or patients with facial paralysis can learn more about this.

Facial paralysis is divided into acute phase, remission phase and sequelae phase. The acute phase of facial paralysis lasts for 7 to 10 days and can be treated mainly with Chinese herbal medicine that dispels wind and dredges the meridians. The remission period is 1 month, and the acupoints of the hands and feet are the main treatment. Facial paralysis is a disorder of facial nerve function caused by adverse stimulation of the tissues surrounding the facial nerve. Therefore, the treatment mainly focuses on eliminating edema of the tissues surrounding the facial nerve and promoting the recovery of the facial nerve. Hyperbaric oxygen can effectively improve microcirculation, quickly eliminate tissue edema and promote blood circulation around nerves, so it is very effective in treating facial paralysis.

At present, many studies have shown that the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy can significantly improve peripheral facial paralysis caused by various diseases, shorten recovery time, and reduce the occurrence of sequelae.

1. Hyperbaric oxygen can improve the ischemic and hypoxic state of nerve tissue caused by compression, spasm or rupture of facial nerve nutrition blood vessels.

2. Hyperbaric oxygen can increase the function of phagocytes and reduce facial nerve inflammatory edema that may be caused by viral infection, etc.

3. Because the motor fibers of the facial nerve are very sensitive to increased mechanical pressure, hyperbaric oxygen can reduce nerve congestion and edema, reduce edema compression of nerve tissue, and avoid the vicious cycle of worsening edema and hypoxia.

4. Hyperbaric oxygen enhances aerobic metabolism and promotes axon regeneration and myelin repair of damaged nerves.

Once patients develop peripheral facial paralysis, they should receive active treatment immediately. For patients with idiopathic facial nerve palsy, the initial treatment time of hyperbaric oxygen is 2 hours to 2 weeks. The earlier the treatment, the greater the benefit to the patient. Therefore, once the disease occurs, treatment should be given immediately, and the use of hyperbaric oxygen comprehensive treatment in the early stages of the disease is safer and more effective than combined acupuncture treatment.