Facial neuritis treatment

  Although facial neuritis has a certain degree of self-healing, early and reasonable treatment can speed up the recovery of facial palsy and reduce the occurrence of sequelae symptoms. Current treatment methods include medication, Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture.  Drug therapy: For peripheral facial nerve palsy caused by facial neuritis, B vitamins and other drugs should be injected or taken orally to nourish the nerves. In case of viral infection, antiviral therapy is available.  Chinese medicine treatment: Early onset of the disease, use the Chinese medicine to disperse wind and open the channels, after the acute stage, the main method is to invigorate the blood and benefit the qi, open the meridians and activate the channels.  Acupuncture treatment: appropriate acupuncture treatment can reduce local inflammatory response and promote nerve function recovery, professional acupuncturist is recommended.  Physical therapy: commonly used are ultra-short wave, low and medium frequency electrotherapy, laser, drug introduction, etc., which have certain auxiliary therapeutic effects. The patient can also be instructed to apply heat to the affected side to promote local blood circulation.  Rehabilitation treatment: When the facial muscle starts to recover, it is necessary to do muscle strength training of facial muscle, mainly to train the expression muscle, to do eye opening, forehead wrinkling, sucking, lip curling, whistling, lip pouting, mouth opening and other actions for about 20 min each time, 1-2 times a day until the final recovery.  While actively taking medication, care should be strengthened to prevent direct wind blowing on the face; when patients have incomplete eyelid closure, attention should be paid to the protection of the patient’s eyes, using eye shields if necessary; pay attention to rest and prevent overwork; and eat a light diet and avoid spicy and greasy food.  Therefore, facial neuritis should be treated early, mainly with medication, which can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment, and try to take a comprehensive treatment method, which can generally be recovered.