Patient's question:
I got facial paralysis from blowing air conditioning, and I want to ask what the TCM treatment for facial paralysis is.Doctor's answer:
It is also possible to treat facial paralysis with Traditional Chinese Medicine. The characteristics of wind-heat obstructing collaterals include sudden onset, drooping mouth and eyes, incomplete eye closure, headache, facial warmth or fever, aversion to wind, restlessness, and thirst. Symptoms may also include earlobe pain, red tongue with thin yellow coating, and a floating, rapid pulse. In this case, Yinqiao Powder (modified) is prescribed to dispel wind and clear heat, as well as to activate meridians and unblock collaterals.The characteristics of wind-phlegm obstructing collaterals include sudden drooping of the mouth and eyes, facial muscle numbness or twitching, facial swelling, or drooling from the corners of the mouth. Symptoms may also include a heavy head as if wrapped in cotton, stuffy chest and abdomen, dry vomiting with phlegm, a swollen tongue with greasy white coating, and a wiry, slippery pulse. In this case, Qian Zheng Powder and Da Tan Decoction (modified) are prescribed to dispel wind, cool blood, activate meridians, and stop spasms.