Facial neuritis

We should first understand the symptoms of facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is easy to understand. The patient's muscles are no longer constrained by the brain nerves. At this point, no matter how much the disease sends nerve signals, there is no expression on the face. We should learn to distinguish facial neuritis in our daily life. This disease can easily cause paralysis on one side of the face and can also feel painful effects on the skin.

First of all, facial neuritis is not contagious, and this type of disease is more obvious in causing facial muscle twitching. There are definitely patients with these diseases in our daily lives. We should interact with them appropriately and not form any resistance to them. This can easily affect the patient's recovery.

Causes and pathology

It has not yet been fully elucidated. It is generally believed that the bone N vessels can barely accommodate N. Once ischemia and edema occur, there will be a vicious cycle of edema and compressive ischemia. The triggering factors are:

1. Viral infection

2. Various forms of cold and autonomic nervous instability cause the neuronutrient blood vessels to contract and the capillaries to dilate, resulting in tissue edema and compression.

The early pathological changes of facial N are edema and demyelination, and in severe cases, axonal degeneration occurs.

3 Clinical manifestations

Given that at any age, males > females.

1. Acute onset, reaching peak within a few hours or 1-2 days, with pain in the mandibular angle or behind the ear at the beginning of the disease.

2. The main symptom is paralysis of the facial expression muscles on one side. The forehead wrinkles disappear; the palpebral fissure cannot close or closes incompletely. When trying to close the eyes, the eyeball on the paralyzed side rotates upward and outward, revealing the white sclera, which is called Bell's sign. The nasal groove on the affected side becomes shallower, the corner of the mouth droops, and the corner of the mouth tilts toward the healthy side when showing the teeth. Due to the paralysis of the orbicularis oris muscle, air leaks when inflating or whistling. Due to the paralysis of the buccinator muscle, food is easily retained between the teeth and cheek on the affected side.

3. When the lesion is above the point where the chorda tympani joins the facial nerve, there may be loss of taste on the same side.

Facial neuritis seriously affects our daily life, so we should pay attention to keeping warm and proper nutritional supplements to prevent this disease. At present, the main cause of this disease cannot be determined very well, so it is necessary to detect the patient's symptoms early in daily life in order to carry out the most effective treatment. Daily relaxation of patients can effectively alleviate the symptoms of the disease.