Child's face twitching

There are many reasons for children's facial twitching. The most common one is facial nerve spasm. This is caused by the face being exposed to wind, the facial nerves being cold, and often eating cold foods. Parents need to give their children certain treatment and clear the blockage in time through massage to avoid complications.

Clinical manifestations

The disease mostly occurs in middle-aged women. The onset is usually paroxysmal mild twitching of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the lower eyelid, which gradually spreads to one side of the face, with twitching of the muscles at the corner of the mouth being the most obvious. The severity of twitches varies, and they become more severe when you are nervous, emotionally excited, or tired, and disappear when you are quiet or sleeping. In a few severe cases, facial muscle twitching can affect the entire facial muscles on one side. Convulsions are usually limited to one side; bilateral convulsions are very rare.

pathology

The disease develops slowly and progressively and generally does not resolve spontaneously. Some patients experience paralysis and atrophy of the muscles on the affected side in the late stages, and convulsions also stop. In the early stages of the disease, when facial muscle twitching is limited to the orbicularis oculi muscle, it should be differentiated from functional eyelid spasm, which does not extend to the lower face and is often bilateral. When facial muscle spasms are accompanied by other cranial nerve damage, or limb dysfunction, or involuntary limb movements, intracranial lesions should be considered and the patient needs to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

Hemifacial spasm is mainly treated with drugs, such as phenytoin sodium, chlordiazepoxide, and diazepam. And combined with physical therapy. Symptoms of mild patients may be slightly alleviated after treatment. For severe cases, when drug treatment is ineffective, facial nerve block surgery can be used.

Precautions

1. Eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and fish.

2. Keep a happy and relaxed mood, balance work and rest, and get enough sleep.

3. Reduce external stimuli, such as television, computer, ultraviolet rays, etc.

4. Patients should be careful not to wash their faces with cold water. When it is windy, rainy or cold, they should keep their head and face warm.

5. Appropriately increase the intake of B vitamins