Patient's question:
Recently, I've often felt that my facial muscles are a bit stiff. After a careful check, I found it's facial neuritis. Now, I'd like to understand what treatment options are available for facial neuritis. What kind of help do you care about: Are there any home remedies for treating facial neuritis?Doctor's answer:
1. Use prednisone as early as possible. The initial dose is 1 mg/kg/day, bid, for 5 consecutive days, then gradually reduce to 5 mg/day within 10 days.2. Antiviral drugs
3. High-dose neurotrophic drugs and appropriate use of vasodilators, such as B vitamins, ATP, etc.
4. Physical therapy: Infrared irradiation near the stylomastoid foramen or shortwave diathermy.
5. Traditional Chinese medicine: Modified Qian Zheng San. Facial nerve palsy is primarily a viral infectious disease. It is usually treated with electrical stimulation to stabilize symptoms and can adjust the balance of muscle function.