Patient's question:
I feel that my facial muscles are a bit difficult to control, which I just noticed this morning. The doctor said my condition has never been this disease before, what are the symptoms of facial paralysis?Doctor's answer:
Most patients often suddenly notice that one side of their face is paralyzed while washing their face in the morning. Before the facial expression muscles on the affected side completely collapse, the forehead wrinkles disappear, the eye fissure widens, the nasolabial groove becomes flat, and when smiling, the corner of the mouth deviates to the healthy side. The affected side cannot perform actions such as frowning, wrinkling the brow, closing the eyes, blowing, or pursing the lips. Puffing the cheeks and whistling are difficult because the lips on the affected side cannot close, causing air to leak. Food residue often remains in the teeth-cheek gap on the affected side, and saliva frequently drips from that side.