What to do about facial neuralgia?

Facial neuralgia, also known as trigeminal neuralgia, is a common disease in daily life. It is often easy for people to confuse it with toothache, thus delaying treatment and leaving patients in pain. In fact, there are five ways to deal with facial neuralgia. First, you can get relief through massage.

1. Most cases of trigeminal neuralgia can be relieved by massage. The patient should first sit down, relax all the muscles in the body, keep a calm mind, adjust breathing, and then massage the Yintang, Xiaguan, Neiguan, Waiguan, Cheek-cartilage and other acupoints. When massaging these acupoints, pay attention to the appropriate strength and the time should not be too long.

2. Diet therapy can also be a method that can have a beneficial effect on relieving trigeminal neuralgia. Patients should avoid irritating foods, such as peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, etc., and should focus on easily digestible foods such as liquid food. The texture of the food should be soft and easy to chew to reduce pain caused by chewing hard food.

3. Exercise therapy is another treatment method that is beneficial for treating trigeminal neuralgia. In daily life, various exercises such as swimming, climbing, walking, jogging, etc. can promote blood circulation and metabolism, which is beneficial for relieving trigeminal neuralgia.

4. In addition, patients with trigeminal neuralgia can also do some facial expression therapy on a daily basis, such as squeezing their eyebrows, puffing their cheeks, opening and closing their mouths, etc. By making these facial expressions, they can exercise their muscles, improve the function of muscle nerves and the blood circulation of the face, thereby effectively treating trigeminal neuralgia.

5. In addition to the above, proper care of the patient's mood can also effectively relieve trigeminal neuralgia. Some patients experience various negative emotions such as boredom, irritability, depression, pessimism, etc. due to intense and repeated pain. If these emotions accumulate for a long time, it is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. Therefore, patients with trigeminal neuralgia must maintain a happy mentality and try to avoid being surrounded by bad emotions.

In short, patients with trigeminal neuralgia should maintain a positive attitude towards life, establish a scientific and correct lifestyle and eating habits, and pay attention to proper physical exercise. As the saying goes, "It is inevitable that people will get sick if they eat a variety of grains", so patients must pay attention to channeling their emotions and not always be troubled by negative attitudes, as that will be detrimental to recovery from the disease.