What's wrong with the child's crooked mouth? What causes it?

It is not uncommon for children to have crooked mouths, but many parents do not know much about what causes this symptom. In fact, a crooked mouth is a symptom of facial nerve disease, such as facial paralysis caused by facial neuritis.

A home where a baby has just been born is filled with laughter and joy because of the arrival of a new life. Observing the baby's growth every day is a compulsory course for the whole family. Babies generally prefer to sleep, and sometimes like to tilt their heads to one side. Some parents will find that their baby's mouth is crooked. They wonder if this is normal or a disease? The following editor will tell you what is going on with the baby's crooked mouth.

A crooked mouth is one of the symptoms of facial diseases and may be facial paralysis caused by facial neuritis. Facial paralysis is divided into central facial paralysis and peripheral facial paralysis.

Viral infection is also one of the causes of facial paralysis. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, the cause of facial paralysis is mostly due to empty blood vessels and exposure to wind and cold. The second is liver and kidney yin deficiency and wind-yang disturbance. The third is excessive emotions, as well as internal capsule damage, intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial tumors, infection, congenital facial nerve nuclear dysplasia and many other factors. Facial nerve paralysis is a common disease characterized by motor dysfunction of the facial expression muscles. The common symptoms are facial paralysis. It is a common and frequently occurring disease that is not limited by age. Patients are often unable to complete even the most basic movements such as raising eyebrows, closing eyes, and puffing lips.

There are many causes of facial nerve paralysis, which are clinically divided into central facial nerve paralysis and peripheral facial nerve paralysis. Common causes are: ① infectious lesions, which are mostly caused by the activation of the varicella-zoster virus lurking in a dormant state in the sensory ganglion of the facial nerve; ② ear-related diseases; ③ autoimmune reactions; ④ tumors; ⑤ neurogenic; ⑥ trauma; ⑦ poisoning, such as alcohol poisoning and long-term exposure to toxic substances; ⑧ metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and vitamin deficiency; ⑨ vascular insufficiency; ⑩ congenital dysplasia of the facial nerve nucleus.

A baby's crooked mouth may also be caused by sleeping with the head tilted and pressing on the mouth. However, if the symptoms do not disappear within a day or two, you should consider whether the baby has facial neuritis. At this time, you should take the baby to a large hospital for a detailed examination as soon as possible to see what the doctor's examination results are. This disease must be treated in time. If it is not treated in time, it will affect the baby's future healthy growth.