How to pay attention to windproof and warmth in winter to prevent facial paralysis

Winter is the high season of facial paralysis, and many people's facial paralysis is sudden. For example, they can't close their eyes just after taking a shower. After waking up, suddenly my mouth was crooked; It's normal to go out to work in the morning, but it becomes a "crooked mouth" when you get to work; It's good on the plane, and suddenly "pouting" when you get off the plane is a sign of facial paralysis. The sudden appearance of "crooked mouth" is not life-threatening, but it is related to the appearance of "face", which makes the neighbors unacceptable and angry. So remind everyone to pay attention to wind and warmth in winter to prevent facial paralysis. If facial paralysis occurs, seek medical advice promptly and correctly.

Facial paralysis is high in winter.

Aunt Zeng is over 50 years old and has worked hard for half her life. After graduating from college, a pair of children stayed in Guangzhou to live and work in peace and contentment. Recently, filial sons and daughters took her from the mountainous area of eastern Guangdong to live in Guangzhou, which opened their eyes. No, during the holidays, Aunt Zeng and her children went to Baiyun Mountain to play with the Pearl River water, go to shopping malls and go to restaurants. Playing with it makes Aunt Zeng feel uncomfortable. Her left ear ached, her left eye couldn't close, and tears kept flowing out. Her family also found her mouth tilted to the right ... and then she went to Guangzhou Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment. After the doctor's examination, the initial diagnosis was idiopathic facial paralysis.

Facial paralysis is a complex facial disease. It is a common and frequently-occurring disease, which can occur at any age, especially at the age of 20-40. There are more men than women, and it happens on many sides. It is rare for both sides to happen at the same time. The general symptoms are sudden paralysis of facial expression muscles on one side, disappearance of forehead wrinkles on the same side, enlargement of eye fissure, shallowing of nasolabial groove and pulling of the face to the healthy side. The patient's face often can't even complete the most basic movements such as raising eyebrows, closing eyes and bulging mouth.

Winter is the high season of facial paralysis, and many people's facial paralysis is sudden. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, it is related to common cold. What is the common cold? Wind is a phenomenon in nature. If it causes people to get sick, Chinese medicine is called "common cold". Many patients recalled that they all had a history of wind, but some patients didn't blow. The reason why such people get sick is related to their poor health at that time. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, wind belongs to yang evil, and our head and face belong to yang position. There is a saying called "cold, yang evil, easy to attack yang position." Therefore, after the head and face are blown by the wind, there will be problems in the meridians, and facial paralysis is very likely.

Treat facial paralysis in time.

Enter winter, especially when the climate changes greatly. Recently, the number of patients with facial paralysis in acupuncture clinics has increased. From the patient's point of view, it is not a patent disease of the elderly, and there is no strict tendency in age and gender. Of course, the elderly may feel the common cold more easily because of their weak health. In addition, pregnant women and parturients should also pay special attention. Because of their own qi and blood, pregnant women have to raise a fetus or turn into milk. Relatively speaking, the meridians of the head and face are virtual, and they are more vulnerable to the wind. Young people should also pay attention to prevention. Nowadays, young people are under great pressure in life and work, and they are not paying much attention to their daily lives, which is also very dangerous.

Facial paralysis usually begins soon. A few hours to 1 ~ 2 days, facial paralysis reached its peak, lasting 1 ~ 2 weeks, and began to recover. If you can't fully recover in 3 months, you will leave sequelae. At present, the method of combining traditional Chinese and western medicine can be adopted. For example, western medicine adopts the methods of anti-virus, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, nourishing nerves and improving blood circulation in the head and face, while Chinese medicine dialectically uses some traditional Chinese medicines with the functions of dispelling wind and resolving phlegm, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, such as Saposhnikovia divaricata, Schizonepeta, scorpion, Typhonium Typhonium, Bombyx Batryticatus, peach kernel, safflower, Pinellia Preparata, etc., to form decoction for oral administration. Acupuncture is an effective method to treat facial paralysis. Generally speaking, acupoints are mainly selected in the head and face, such as Tang Yin, Bai Yang and Sibai. In addition to facial acupoints, acupoints should also be selected behind the ears and hands. Doctors will determine the location of acupoints and the principles of treatment according to the various stages of the patient's illness. The sooner you go to the acupuncture department for treatment, the shorter the course of disease.

In addition, many patients think that their mouths are crooked and go to the stomatology department to check every tooth. Some patients went to the ENT department because of facial paralysis and earache. For facial paralysis, it is very important to find it in time and treat it as soon as possible, but some patients miss the best treatment time because they believe in the so-called folk remedies and plasters sold on the street. During the treatment, you should follow the doctor's advice and the course of treatment should be sufficient. Don't worry too much about head and face diseases caused by brain problems. In fact, this is only a peripheral nerve disease, not a fatal disease. Patients should relax, don't worry, and cooperate with treatment step by step.

Finally, I would like to remind you that in winter, especially when the climate changes greatly, you need to pay attention to health preservation. First, don't blow. Facial paralysis is related to common cold. If you have to go out, you can wear a mask or scarf to protect your face and ears from cold wind. Usually, after washing your hair, dry it quickly, and don't let wet hair stick to yourself. Secondly, it is best to eat less pickled products, spicy food, seafood and other hair products. Eat well, relax, don't overwork, especially don't stay up late.