Patient's question:
What are the initial symptoms of facial paralysis? Is acupuncture effective for treating facial paralysis? If you have left-sided facial paralysis, do you need to acupuncture the right side of your face?Doctor's answer:
For patients with facial paralysis, it is often caused by wind pathogens directly striking the meridians. In the initial stage, patients may experience mouth corner drooping, drooling, and an inability to close their mouths. Generally, this condition is primarily treated through acupuncture and electroacupuncture stimulation. This method yields relatively good therapeutic effects, but the specific acupuncture points must be chosen based on the severity of the patient's facial paralysis. During the illness, patients should maintain a light diet, and cold winds must absolutely not blow on their faces.