Leakage from the corners of the mouth when drinking water may be related to cerebrovascular disease, infectious lesions or facial nerve paralysis caused by compression of facial nerve blood vessels, or otogenic diseases.
Cerebrovascular disease, brain trauma, and intracranial tumors can cause patients to develop central facial nerve palsy.
Viruses latent in the facial ganglia such as herpes simplex virus or varicella-zoster virus can cause facial nerve edema and demyelinating lesions when activated.
In addition, ischemia and edema of the facial nerve due to compression of the facial nerve vessels can also lead to facial nerve paralysis; some otogenic diseases such as otitis media and labyrinthitis can cause facial nerve paralysis when they affect the facial nerve.
When the patient has facial nerve palsy, there will be paralyzed facial expression muscles, the affected side of the mouth and lips can not be closed, puffing cheeks and leakage, drooping corners of the mouth and so on, and the water will flow out from the corner of the affected side of the mouth when drinking water.
When the corner of the mouth leaks when drinking water or facial expression muscle paralysis, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease and then remove the cause as soon as possible for targeted treatment.