Patient's question:
I've been unconsciously drooling a lot these days. When I laugh, my colleagues always say my mouth is crooked. I went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, and the doctor said it's facial paralysis. What is facial paralysis?Doctor's answer:
Facial paralysis is a common general symptom characterized by dysfunction of the facial expression muscle group. The general symptom is mouth and eye deviation. It is a common and frequently occurring disease that is not affected by age. Patients often cannot even complete basic actions such as raising their eyebrows, closing their eyes, or pouting. Facial nerve palsy, also known as "facial paralysis," "crooked mouth," or "wry mouth," is characterized by dysfunction of the facial expression muscle group. It generally manifests as mouth and eye deviation. The affected side often cannot even complete basic actions such as raising the eyebrows, closing the eyes, or puffing the cheeks. There are multiple causes that can lead to facial nerve palsy. In clinical diagnosis, it is divided into central facial nerve palsy and peripheral facial nerve palsy.