Crocodiles tend to shed tears when they eat,
Legend has it that the crocodile conscience found,
Crying for being a small animal for its own food.
Not long ago,
It's also amazing to have a patient in Wuhan.
I cry whenever I eat,
Is it also because of sadness?
In the ward, the doctor gave Mr. Zhang a package of beef jerky, and just after chewing it for a while, the change appeared.
Director of the Department of Tear Tunnel Orbital Oncology of Wuhan Egger Eye Hospital
Cheng Mianzheng
As long as he chews, the tear secretion will increase immediately when he chews, and the amount of tear secretion on the left side is 3 times higher than that of the contralateral side.
The problem of tears in Mr. Zhang's left eye has appeared since last year. Every time he ate a little longer, his cheeks would burst into tears. It brings great inconvenience to life. According to the doctor, Mr. Zhang's problem is called "crocodile tear syndrome", which is closely related to the facial paralysis he has experienced before.
Mainly the fibers of the facial nerve, the fibers secreted by the innervated masticatory muscles and salivary glands in the process of recovery from facial nerve paralysis, go to the lacrimal glands, not to their original position.
In the end, the experts through surgery to cut off the nerves growing on Mr. Zhang's tear glands and the symptoms have improved significantly. According to experts, after the appearance of facial paralysis, if treatment is delayed or the condition is more serious, there may be sequelae of "crocodile tear syndrome".
Deputy Chief Physician of department of acupuncture and moxibustion, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Song Aiqun
Facial paralysis and stroke, is a disease that pays attention to the timing of treatment, the spasm of blood vessels around the facial nerve leads to local congestion and edema of the facial nerve, only the earlier the nerve degeneration is controlled, the better the later treatment effect.
Source: Hubei Jingshi "Jingshi Live"
Reporter: Tong Liang | Correspondents: Yu Ying, Hu Meng
Editor: Tang Qiaoxia | Editor-in-chief: Wen Qi, Li Ling
Editor: Liao Shouxi | Producer: Li Peng