How to care for Lyme disease-related facial nerve palsy

Facial nerve paralysis is a relatively serious disease clinically, and among the common classifications of the disease, Lyme disease facial nerve paralysis is the most common one. Clinically, the care for Lyme disease facial nerve paralysis can start from the following three aspects.

1. Eye care

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

2.Diet care

Patients with taste disorders should pay attention to the temperature of food; avoid hard food; try to place 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

You can 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.