How to relieve the pain of herpes zoster? Do you know these?

Patients with shingles will still have some sequelae even if they are cured in the future. Those with mild symptoms will suffer from pain for several months. If the patient is seriously ill, it is hard to predict how long the pain will last. Moreover, the pain in the later stage is extremely uncomfortable, and most people cannot bear it. It is not only unbearable but also affects life. How to relieve the pain of shingles?

1. How to diagnose herpes zoster patients before the onset of the disease?

Patients are often misdiagnosed because there are no red spots or blisters before the onset of the disease. For example, chest pain is mistaken for heart disease, and waist pain is mistaken for stones, resulting in missed treatment opportunities. So, how to confirm the rash before it occurs? ① Pain on one side of the body; ② The pain is throbbing and stabbing; ③ The pain site is not fixed; ④ There is a feeling of heat in the painful area; ⑤ The pain worsens between 12 o'clock at night and 3 o'clock in the morning because the herpes virus has "time recognition". If the above five conditions are met, the patient can generally be diagnosed with latent herpes zoster. If a rash appears and the pain is relieved after taking the medication, it is further evidence that it is this disease. If no rash appears or the pain is not relieved at all, the patient should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis.

2. What are the four major characteristics of herpes zoster virus?

1. Food addiction (i.e., eating the crude fibers of the nerve periphery, exposing the nerves, which is the root cause of postherpetic neuralgia);

2. Migratory, resulting in rashes that may appear elsewhere during recurrence;

3. The rash likes heat, and the worse it is with hot compress, the better it is with cold compress;

4. The disease is time-sensitive. The disease is most active between 12 and 3 o'clock at night. Therefore, if the patient wakes up in pain during sleep, it is necessary to apply additional medicine.

3. Is herpes dangerous if it passes the midline?

The folk saying that "snake nest sores" will be over if they form a circle is unscientific. It is just a difference in severity. Most people develop herpes zoster on only one side, but a few develop it on the midline. If the rash has passed the halfway line, it means the condition is more serious and the healing time will be longer. As long as it is treated actively, there is no danger at all.

4. What should patients do if they have severe itching?

Generally, patients will experience itching before recovery after 1 to 2 courses of medication. This is because an itching substance called "histamine" is produced in the body. It can usually be solved by applying medicine and then cold compressing, which takes about 1 to 2 weeks. However, a small number of patients will experience unbearable itching due to excessive production of "histamine" in the body. what to do?

1. When it itches, patients can apply calamine lotion (2 to 3 times a day) or apply vinegar to soak the antipruritic agent.

2. If external application does not solve the problem, you can take drugs (Claritin) orally to prevent the production of "histamine" (take one tablet half an hour after breakfast, once a day. If you feel stomach discomfort, you can take one tablet every two days).

3. If the problem has not been resolved, it may be chronic neuritis (take VB1 three times a day, after meals, three times a day, for a long time).

4. If the problem has not been resolved, you may be suffering from senile pruritus and should go to a Chinese medicine doctor or dermatologist for treatment.