What is the diagnosis of facial nerve palsy?

What is the diagnosis of facial nerve palsy? This is a question in the minds of many patients, therefore, below we will learn together with you what are the relevant diagnostic methods for facial nerve palsy, to help you diagnose whether you are suffering from facial nerve palsy this disease in time to get treatment. Static examination Stem mastoid: check whether the stem mastoid is painful or whether one side of the temporal area or face is painful. Forehead: check whether the forehead skin wrinkles are the same, become shallow or disappear, and whether the outer eyebrows are symmetrical and sagging. Eyes: Check the size of the eye fissures, whether both sides are symmetrical, become smaller or larger, whether the upper eyelid is droopy, whether the lower eyelid is ectropion, whether the eyelid is twitching and swollen, whether the conjunctiva is congested and ulcerated, and whether there are symptoms of lacrimation, dryness, acidity, and swelling. Ear: Check for tinnitus, stuffy ears, and hearing loss. Cheeks: Check whether the nasolabial folds become shallow, disappear or deepen. Whether the cheeks are symmetrical, flat, thickened or twitchy. Whether the face feels tight, stiff, numb or atrophied. Mouth: check whether the corners of the mouth are symmetrical, drooping, elevated or twitching; whether the lips of the mouth are swollen and whether the human middle is oblique. Tongue: check whether the sense of taste is involved. Motor examination Eyebrow raising movement: check the motor function of frontal occipital muscle frontal ventral. In severe patients, the forehead is flat, wrinkles generally disappear or become significantly lighter, and the outer part of the eyebrows droop significantly. Frown: check whether the frown muscle can move and whether the amplitude of brow movement on both sides is consistent. Eye closure: When closing the eyes, attention should be paid to the affected side of the mouth with or without lifting the corners of the mouth movement, whether the affected side can be closed tightly, and the degree of closure. Shrugging nose: Observe whether there is wrinkling of the nasal pressure muscle and whether the amplitude of upper lip movement on both sides is the same. Showing teeth: pay attention to observe the amplitude of movement of the corners of the mouth on both sides, whether the mouth cleft is deformed, and the number and height of exposed upper and lower teeth. Nuzzles: Observe whether the distance from both sides of the corners of the mouth to the middle of the person is the same, and whether the shape of the nuzzles is symmetrical. Cheek puffing: mainly check the motor function of the orbicularis oris muscle. The above is the diagnosis of facial nerve palsy, after we understand the above diagnosis methods, we will be able to know in time through which diagnostic methods can be timely diagnosis of this disease, so we find themselves in the appearance of its symptoms, must not delay, timely to go to the hospital for the corresponding diagnosis, timely determination of the existence of the disease.