Winter temperature is harsh, easy to be invaded by diseases, facial paralysis is a high incidence of disease in winter. The reporter learned from major hospitals that after the temperature dropped, the number of patients with facial paralysis increased significantly.
Mr. Liu, who was receiving acupuncture treatment for facial paralysis, recalled that some time ago, he felt that the heating on the car was a bit stuffy, so he opened the car window to breathe: "One morning when I got up, I found that there was a leak when I rinsed my mouth, and I felt something was wrong. ”
Coincidentally, recently, Ms. Yu, a citizen of Huai'an, often works overtime until late at night, and after work, rides an electric car home against the cold wind. These days, she felt a little numb in her face, and when she looked in the mirror, she found that her mouth was crooked and her eyes could not be closed. After diagnosis, Ms. Yu suffered from facial paralysis: "Anxious to go home without wearing a mask, the cold wind blew uncomfortable, the next day when brushing teeth, the mouth was numb, brushing teeth could not hold the water, and then the back of the ear was also numb, uncomfortable, painful." ”
In fact, facial paralysis is the name of Chinese medicine, Western medicine calls this disease facial neuritis or facial nerve paralysis, which is a disease characterized by the inability of the muscle groups on one side of the patient to move normally.
Luo Zhengxiang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurosurgery of Nanjing Brain Hospital, said: "According to the location, it is divided into central facial paralysis and peripheral facial paralysis. Most people's facial palsy is peripheral facial palsy, peripheral facial palsy is called sudden facial palsy, the main reason is poor stimulation, in the decline of immunity at the same time combined with external interference, such as cold stimulation, virus invasion will lead to facial paralysis. ”
Central facial palsy is more caused by occlusion of the main trunk and branches of the middle cerebral artery, and the treatment is more complicated, requiring treatment such as vascular unblocking first. In terms of clinical symptoms, the two are easier to distinguish: "The main difference is that the eyebrows of central facial paralysis can be lifted, the frontal lines can be lifted, and the peripheral facial paralysis is a problem that occurs in the facial nerve itself, and the eyebrows cannot be raised." ”
Doctors remind that once sudden facial paralysis occurs, do not be too nervous, seek medical treatment in time, and through standardized treatment, most patients can recover. With the advancement of medicine, for some recurrent and incurable facial paralysis, some hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and other places have been able to carry out facial nerve transplantation.
The prevention of opposite paralysis cannot be ignored, especially in winter, we must pay attention to keeping warm and avoid blowing cold air directly on the head and face. Patients who are old and weak, overworked, and have chronic diseases should pay more attention to protection.
(Reporting by Tang Anyi, Zhang Jian, reporters of Jiangsu Radio and Television General Station and Rong Media News Center, Huai'anTai and Changzhou)