What are the precautions for trigeminal neuralgia?

  First, patients with trigeminal neuralgia need to pay attention to the care of the face in life, because good care of the face can effectively reduce the patient’s pain, including more aspects, such as when it is cold to go out, wear a good mask or scarf to avoid direct stimulation of the face by cold wind, do not use cold water to wash the face, use warm water instead, do not sleep with the window open, do not walk directly into the wind, etc. Keeping the face warm can reduce the adverse stimulation of the trigeminal nerve to reduce attacks.  Second, the care of trigeminal neuralgia needs to pay attention to dietary conditioning: patients who often have pain induced by chewing action should eat semi-liquid or liquid food, such as lean minced meat porridge, egg soup, vegetable soup, milk, etc. Patients should eat more soft food on weekdays, such as noodles, thin rice, etc. Avoid spicy and irritating, too hard or too hot food and seafood products. It is worth noting that patients should do a good job of matching meat and vegetables at every meal to supplement the nutrients required by the body.  Third, patients in life when washing the face is best to move lightly, so as to effectively avoid stimulating the trigeminal nerve, good need for patients in eating, talking, shaving, chewing and other movements should be light and slow, try to avoid stimulating the trigger points located in the nose, mouth and lips, it will reduce the attack.  Fourth, other aspects: patients should not be overworked, reasonable arrangements for work and rest time, it is best not to stay up late, to ensure adequate sleep, try to maintain a relaxed and happy mood, reduce abnormal emotional fluctuations and avoid excessive tension, appropriate participation in physical exercise, mainly aerobic exercise, such as walking, jogging, health exercises, etc., and movement should be gentle and slow when exercising.