How to care for children with facial paralysis? These 3 points must be achieved!

If you find that a child has facial paralysis, don't rush to draw conclusions. First, you should conduct a careful examination. When the child is sleeping or relatively quiet, you can carefully observe whether the two sides of the child's face are symmetrical. Then check whether the child's taste and movements are the same as those of a normal adult. In order to further confirm the diagnosis, you can go to the hospital for a detailed examination.

1. Psychological care

Most patients suffer from sudden onset of the disease, and inevitably experience tension, anxiety, and fear. Some are ashamed to see people because of fear of facial changes, and some are left with sequelae due to poor treatment effects. At this time, we must patiently explain and comfort the patients according to their different psychological characteristics, relieve their tension, stabilize their emotions, and keep their bodies and minds in the best condition to receive treatment and care, so as to improve the treatment effect.

2. Eye protection

Because the eyelids do not close completely or cannot close, the blinking action and corneal reflex disappear, and the cornea is exposed for a long time, it is easy to cause intraocular infection and damage the cornea. Therefore, eye protection is very important. Reduce the use of eyes, wear sunglasses for protection when going out, and at the same time, put some lubricating, anti-inflammatory, and nutritional eye drops. Wear an eye mask or gauze block for protection when sleeping.

3. Local care

Hot compress to dispel wind: apply ginger powder to the paralyzed side of the face for 1/2 hour a day; apply warm and wet towel to the face, 2-3 times a day, and massage the affected side by yourself in the morning and evening. The force should be appropriate and the location should be accurate. As long as the muscles on the affected side can move, you can frown, close your eyes, whistle, show teeth, etc. in front of the mirror. Do each movement for 2 or 4 eight beats, 2-3 times a day. This is very important to prevent atrophy of paralyzed muscles and promote recovery. In addition, patients with facial paralysis should be careful not to wash their faces with cold water, avoid direct exposure to wind, pay attention to weather changes, add clothes in time, and prevent colds.