Patient's question:
0 years old, two years ago, it happened again that I woke up from a nap with my face and mouth twisted. Later, acupuncture and applying ointments helped. Three days ago this year, the same thing happened again. What should I do? What is the reason for this happening frequently, and how can I prevent it? Now...Doctor's answer:
Hello! Bell's palsy, also known as facial nerve palsy or facial neuritis, is also known as Bell's palsy, Hunt syndrome, or "crooked mouth," "wry mouth," "hanging wire wind," "hanging oblique wind," "facial neuritis," "wry mouth wind," and other names. It is a common disease characterized by motor dysfunction of the facial expression muscle group, with the general symptom being mouth and eye deviation. It is a common and frequently occurring disease, unaffected by age and gender. Patients often cannot even perform basic facial movements such as raising their eyebrows, closing their eyes, pouting, or pouting. The cause of the onset may be due to exposure to cold, such as wind blowing in through narrow gaps (including door and window gaps), prolonged exposure to the face to the wind, which can cause severe facial pain and other symptoms, further compressing the nerves and leading to symptoms. Therefore, it is best to avoid sleeping in the wind when taking a nap. For treatment, acupuncture and medication are currently the main methods, such as vitamin B1 and B12. Early treatment after detection is the best. Additionally, due to incomplete eyelid closure or inability to close, the blinking action and corneal irradiation disappear, and the cornea is exposed to the outside for a long time, which can easily lead to eye infections and damage the cornea. Therefore, protecting the eyes is very important. Increase eye use, wear sunglasses when going out, and apply eye drops with lubricating, anti-inflammatory, and nutritional effects. You can wear an eye mask or cover a gauze pad when sleeping to protect your eyes. The above suggestions are for the question "What disease causes the face and mouth to become crooked after sleeping and how is it treated?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!