How long does it take to recover from peripheral facial nerve palsy

Peripheral facial nerve palsy can be recovered within one month in 90% of patients. Ten percent of the patients may be more serious, or the treatment is not timely, and need to be recovered through subsequent nutritional nerve and rehabilitation therapy, which will take about six months to recover. However, if recovery is still not possible after six months, some sequelae may remain. Peripheral facial nerve palsy is often caused by an immune response secondary to a viral infection. The facial nerve passes through the bony structure of the internal auditory canal, which becomes edematous when an immune reaction occurs and compresses the facial nerve, thus aggravating facial paralysis. Therefore, in the early stage of facial nerve palsy, especially within one week, firstly, hormones, such as prednisone, should be given as prescribed by the doctor for treatment, which acts as an anti-inflammatory and reduces the swelling in order to reduce the symptoms. Secondly, under the doctor’s guidance, apply the drugs of nutritional nerve, such as methylcobalamin and vitamin B1, which can effectively promote the nutritional nerve and improve the nerve dysfunction. After 1-2 weeks, the edema gradually subsides, and the patient can carry out local massage, tuina, hot compress, acupuncture and other rehabilitation therapies to promote local blood circulation and further improve the recovery of nerve palsy. It should be noted that the rehabilitation therapy is best carried out after the edema subsides, because in the early stage, especially in the edema period within 1 week, if the rehabilitation therapy is carried out, it is easy to aggravate the edema, which will be counterproductive. When going out, patients can wear masks, hats, glasses, etc., to prevent wind and cold from attacking the face, so as to avoid aggravation or recurrence of symptoms.