Treatment of facial paralysis in children

Facial paralysis is a disease that is difficult to treat. People with facial paralysis are unable to make expressions, and the muscles on their faces are stiff and not controlled by the brain nerves. Facial paralysis patients are of all ages, including adults and children. Facial paralysis is a disease that is difficult to treat with drugs. To cure facial paralysis, it is necessary to rely on traditional Chinese medicine's acupuncture to slowly adjust the treatment. Let's take a look at the treatment methods for children with facial paralysis.

The common causes of facial paralysis in children are trauma, otitis media, and Bell's palsy, among which trauma is the most common cause. Peripheral facial paralysis caused by acute leukemia is accompanied by leukemic meningitis and can be controlled by treating leukemia. Many parents find that their children suddenly have restricted cheek movement and crooked mouth when washing their faces or rinsing their mouths in the early morning. They may even have forehead wrinkles disappearing, nasolabial grooves flattening, corners of the mouth drooping, palpebral fissures widening, and the corners of the mouth tilting toward the healthy side when showing teeth. At this time, it can be preliminarily confirmed as childhood facial paralysis.

In addition to regular treatment in the hospital, parents can adopt the following methods for nursing treatment: It is generally believed that facial paralysis is caused by insufficient qi and blood in the human body, weak defense, wind evil taking advantage of the opportunity to enter the meridians, qi and blood stagnation, and malnutrition of tendons and veins. Therefore, parents can help their children with hot compress care. First of all, children should pay attention to proper rest and avoid wind and cold. They should wear masks when going out in cold weather and keep their faces warm. They should soak a towel in hot water and apply it to the affected side of the face 5 to 6 times a day for 10 minutes each time. You can also use a hot water bottle to apply hot compresses to the face to promote blood circulation in the face.

In terms of diet, it is necessary to replenish nutrition in time, eat a light diet, and eat foods that are easily digestible. In addition, psychological care is also very important. It is best for parents to distract their children, relieve their tension, let them cooperate with the doctor's treatment, eliminate their worries, fears, and anxieties, and it is very necessary to build good self-confidence.

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In short, children with facial paralysis need cooperation between parents and children to promote recovery. As long as they receive formal treatment early and their parents take good care of them, I believe the children will recover soon and regain their innocent faces.