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Facial paralysis(bell's palsy)-Acupuncture and Herb can save it!


Acupuncture and herbs can treat facial paralysis
facial paralysis

Facial paralysis(bell's palsy) is severe weakness of the facial muscles on one side of the face. rarely are both sides of the face affected. people become loss of facial expression, drooping of the mouth, difficulty eating or drinking. the eye lost blink function and difficult to close. pain in or behind the ear or on cheek. Some people also have headache, drooling, ear become sensitive to the sound and sense of taste is changed.


Facial paralysis(bell's palsy) can occur suddenly or gradually, depending on the cause. such as stroke, infection or inflammation of the facial nerve, trauma or tumor of head or neck, virus of shingles or mumps, etc. migraine may have a higher risk of Facial paralysis(bell's palsy).


From our clinic experiences, most of our patients, they don't have any infection, inflammation, trauma, injury, surgery or other disease. they only have been stressful and sleep disorder for long term before they got Facial paralysis(bell's palsy).


Facial paralysis (bell's palsy) may damage the eye. because the eye which cannot blink, will be less tears to moist eye, dry eye may damage cornea of the eye. Artificial tears has to be used whole life. drooping of the mouth, difficulty eating or drinking, people will lose nutrition, then become weaker and weaker.


In the view of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Facial paralysis(bell's palsy) is prone to occur in weak people whose energy cannot support their tendons. They are easier to get Facial paralysis(bell's palsy) when the external cold invade their body. Our treatment is based on the principle of strengthen energy, promoting blood circulation to nourish tendons and expel cold, So the combination treatments of herbs, acupuncture, and moxibustion have a great effect.


some of facial paralysis(bell's palsy) people can recover themselves. most people need treat in time. even with treatment, different people may have different result. it depends on people constitution. usually, it takes 1 to 2 months or more to recover from facial paralysis(bell's palsy). In the early stage of the disease, the sooner you are treated, the more likely you are to return to normal.


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