Patient's question:
I have a friend who recently suffered from facial paralysis. The corners of their mouth were drooping, and their face was asymmetrical on both sides. They even drooled when speaking. I didn't understand how they could suddenly get facial paralysis, so I became curious and wanted to learn more about the causes of this condition.Doctor's answer:
Hello,1. Inflammatory lesions: Inflammatory lesions are often caused by the activation of dormant varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that has been latent in the facial nerve sensory ganglion.
2. Otogenic diseases;
3. Bell's palsy;
4. Tumors;
5. Neurogenic;
6. Traumatic;
7. Toxicity: such as alcohol toxicity. Long-term exposure to toxic substances;
8. Metabolic disorders: such as diabetes, vitamin deficiencies;
9. Vasomotor insufficiency;
10. Congenital facial nerve nucleus developmental defects.