Preventive knowledge of peripheral facial paralysis

Basic prevention Patients with facial palsy should avoid wind and cold, try not to sleep with windows open, do not walk against the wind as much as possible, especially avoid the direct attack of wind and cold on the face, especially the old and frail, after illness, overwork, after drinking and chronic diseases such as hypertension, arthritis and neuralgia. At home, in the car, when sleeping, pay attention not to let the wind blow directly on the head and face, air-conditioning room temperature adjustment at 28 ℃ can be, do not overly greedy cool. Wear a mask when you go out, pay attention to the warmth of the face, and use hot towels to wet compress the affected face five to six times a day for ten minutes each time. Relieve stress and regulate the mood Facial palsy is very sudden, some patients do not have high awareness of this disease, so they are very depressed and worried about their facial appearance, so they are depressed every day, and some patients are very worried about the situation after healing. Self-regulation, maintain a happy mood, so that the body and mind in the best condition to accept treatment. Ensure sufficient sleep, pay attention to rest, avoid watching TV and playing computer, and avoid mental stimulation and excessive fatigue to facilitate the recovery of facial palsy. Eat a light diet and eat less cold, greasy and indigestible food. Eat more vegetables and fruits, such as apples, grapes, pears, eggplants and peppers, to maintain sufficient vitamin intake. In addition, you should eat rice, flour, and coarse grains to keep your body supplied with enough energy and to strengthen your resistance to disease. Eye protection Because the eyelids are not fully closed or cannot be closed, the cornea is exposed for a long time, which can easily lead to intraocular infection and damage to the cornea, so eye protection is very important. Reduce eye use, wear sunglasses for protection when you go out, while dropping some eye drops with lubricating, anti-inflammatory and nutritional effects, and wear eye shields or gauze for protection when you sleep. Self-exercise Mouth and lips tightly closed, inhalation, cheek puff, so that the gas retained in the cheeks, and then alternate cheek puff on both sides. If necessary, you can use your fingers to give some pressure on the puffed cheeks to enhance the effect of training. Wrinkle nose, put ten fingers on both sides of the nose to help the movement. After becoming proficient, do a quick nose wrinkle exercise without moving the other parts. Have the patient close the eyes tightly and frown; open the eyes hard when the eyebrows are raised. Self-massage Use the palm of one hand close to the paralysis muscle for circular massage movements, to local heat is good. Acupressure 1, rub the four white points (located in the eye straight down 1 inch, the orbital hole depression) with the index finger of both hands on the ipsilateral four white points, appropriate force to rub 0.5 ~ l minutes. 2, rub the Yangbai point (located in the forehead eyebrow point on 1 inch) with the index fingers of both hands on the same side of the Yangbai point, appropriate force to rub 0.5 ~ l minutes. 3, press and knead the solar plexus (located at the tip of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye at the midpoint of the 1-inch depression) with both hands index finger or middle finger on the same side of the solar plexus, press and knead with appropriate force for 0.5 to l minutes. 4, pinch and knead the point (located in the nasal column under the midpoint of the human groove) with the thumb tip of one hand on the point, appropriate force pinch and knead 0.5 ~ l minutes. 5, press and knead the point (located 0.4 inch from the corner of the mouth) with the index finger of both hands are pressed on the same side of the point, appropriate force to press and knead 0.5 ~ l minutes.