Acupuncture with moxibustion for facial palsy

  Facial palsy, known as facial nerve palsy in modern medicine, is a common clinical disease and a common occurrence in acupuncture, and acupuncture has obvious advantages in the treatment of facial palsy, which has solved the “face” problem for countless patients. However, it is worth noting that the best time to treat facial palsy with acupuncture is about one week after the onset of the disease, and steroids such as dexamethasone, vitamin B1 or antiviral drugs can be taken at the onset of the disease, and acupuncture must be used after the acute period to achieve satisfactory clinical results.  Typical case: Patient XX, male, 37 years old, married, origin: Shandong.  Initial diagnosis: November 5, 2009 History: The patient felt tired before the onset of the disease. 1 week ago, he found in the morning that the left side of the face was numb, the left frontal lines disappeared, the left eye was incompletely closed, the corners of the mouth drooped and skewed to the right, the cheeks were puffed and leaking, drinking and brushing teeth were affected, and he took vitamins and dexamethasone in a hospital and underwent physical therapy. At present, the left cheek is swollen, the expression is stiff, the left eye cannot be closed, the corner of the mouth droops, and the smile is crooked to the right side. The tongue is red with white greasy coating and the pulse is stringent.  Treatment: Acupuncture: Yang Bai through Fish Waist, Sun, Chee Chee, Di Cang, Cheng Jue, Shu Zheng, Zygomatic s, Hegu, Qu Chi, Foot San Li, Tai Chong Gentle moxibustion: 15 minutes of gentle moxibustion on the face.  Chinese herbal medicine: Zhuanzheng San with Zhuangyao Wan plus or minus.  Effect: After 3 times of treatment, the symptoms improved significantly, the frontal lines appeared, the left eye was completely closed, facial puffiness disappeared, wrinkles appeared at the corners of the eyes, and the skewing of the human middle groove to the right improved; after 5 times of treatment, the symptoms disappeared completely.