Patient's question:
These days, I always unconsciously drool. When I laugh, my colleagues always say my mouth is crooked. I took a look in the mirror and it was indeed crooked. Today, I went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said I have facial paralysis.Doctor's answer:
Hello, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is due to the invasion of pathogenic factors such as wind-cold or wind-heat, the fundamental cause is the weakness of the patient's own healthy Qi, the emptiness of meridians, leading to the inability of qi and blood to flow normally, which results in the lack of nourishment for facial muscles and triggers the condition. Acupuncture techniques regulate and unblock meridians through the principle of "tonifying deficiency and draining excess," allowing the patient's qi and blood to achieve balance and normal circulation, thereby nourishing the affected facial muscles for normal movement. Today, the use of electroacupuncture has become a common technique for some doctors in treating facial paralysis (as well as many other indications for acupuncture).