What should I do if facial paralysis causes tears in my eyes?

Facial paralysis is a symptom caused by neurological problems, which is mainly manifested by the patient's inability to control facial muscle movements at will. In other words, the patient loses the ability to control facial expressions, causing the face to always maintain a state of neither smiling nor crying, and the patient's emotional changes cannot be expressed. Some facial paralysis can induce eye discomfort. For example, what should you do if facial paralysis causes tears in your eyes?

Facial paralysis is mainly caused by viral infection, with symptoms such as eye closure disorder, crooked corners of the mouth, and facial numbness. Prolonged eye closure disorder can cause complications such as tearing, keratitis, and corneal ulcers. It is recommended to wear sunglasses or eye masks. If you often tear up or have red and swollen eyes, you can use eye drops or apply eye ointment.

1. In the early stage of the disease, acupuncture treatment should be performed on both sides of the face. The acupuncture points should be few and precise, and the stimulation should be light rather than heavy. Avoid frequent hot compresses and massage, which will help reduce facial nerve degeneration and prevent the aggravation of the sequelae of facial paralysis.

2. There are many symptoms of facial paralysis, and different symptoms should be treated with different methods. Let’s take a look below. For patients with a long course of facial paralysis who have not yet developed linked facial paralysis sequelae, deep needling of Dicang, Toujiache and Xiaguan acupoints can be used. Then, Chinese medicine fumigation, oral administration and physical therapy can accelerate the treatment of facial paralysis sequelae. Using some vitamin B12 can help cure the sequelae of facial paralysis.

3. During the treatment, patients should be cautious about the effects of hormone treatment, and also pay attention to avoiding excessive stimulation of the damaged facial muscles. Try not to use electroacupuncture, electric massage, excessive or frequent stimulation. While using acupuncture treatment, Chinese medicine fumigation and nerve nourishing drugs can help nerve recovery.

The above is an explanation of what to do when facial paralysis causes tears in the eyes. I hope that patients will not panic when they experience facial paralysis. They must go to the hospital for treatment in time to prevent the disease from rapidly deteriorating and causing more serious harm to the body.