"I still remember that the weather was very hot that day, and it was only seven or eight minutes' journey from the workshop to the dormitory, so I broke out in a sweat. "Xiao Qin said that as soon as she arrived at the dormitory, she turned on the air conditioner, adjusted the temperature to 20 degrees, and adjusted the air outlet to the position facing her. Then she fell asleep.
After more than an hour, Xiao Qin was awakened by the phone. "I feel that half of my face is not quite right. When I look in the mirror, my left face seems to collapse, my eyes are crooked, my mouth is crooked, and drinking water will leak. " Xiao Qin got a fright. The fellow villagers in the same dormitory said that this is facial paralysis and should be given an injection as soon as possible.
According to reports, Xiao Qin has done acupuncture several times in a nearby beauty club. Although the situation has improved, the faces on both sides are still very different. The left eye can't be completely closed, the left cheek can't squeeze out a smile, and the corners of the mouth are different.
Qin Xiao is a little scared. Yesterday, she came to the neurosurgery department of Mingzhou Hospital of Zhejiang University. The doctor said that she was indeed facial paralysis, but due to the lack of timely treatment, facial nerve damage could not be fully recovered, leaving some sequelae, a bit of a "mask face."
The occurrence of facial paralysis is mostly related to these:
"The scientific name of facial paralysis is facial neuritis, which can be understood as a cold that occurs on the face." Hu Jun, chief physician of neurosurgery department of Mingzhou Hospital of Zhejiang University, said, "It's just a common cold. The virus attacks respiratory mucosa, while facial paralysis and virus attack facial nerves. Nerves are much more fragile than mucous membranes, colds can be completely recovered, and facial paralysis is easy to leave sequelae. "
It turns out that the facial nerve will be edema after being infected by the virus, and the passage of the facial nerve is in the bone, which is not "elastic". Facial nerves are easily injured by squeezing, just like a big man squeezing into a small box, he is sure to get hurt. If you miss the golden time of treatment, even if the edema subsides, the damage is irreversible, and this is how the "mask face" is formed.
"Clinically, some patients have few wrinkles after facial paralysis because they can't make expressions. It sounds like a good thing, but it is not natural, just like a failed micro-plastic surgery. " Doctor Hu said.
The best time to treat facial paralysis is within one week after onset. If the swelling can be reduced during the period, the function of facial nerve will not be greatly affected. To reduce swelling and resist virus, hormones are needed. As for acupuncture, it is a further repair method to be considered after drug treatment. Hormones can't be advanced, and treatments can't be advanced.
Qin Xiao's sudden facial paralysis is directly related to her improper use of air conditioning. The reporter learned from the relevant clinics of many hospitals in the city that facial paralysis may occur all year round, especially in summer. "It may take a month or two to encounter one case in autumn and winter, and several cases can be encountered in a week in summer." Dr. Hu said that facial paralysis, like a cold, is easy to find people with weak constitution, so the elderly, children and women are more likely to get sick than adult men.
Facial paralysis usually occurs when people are asleep. This is because when people are sleeping, their bodies are at rest, and their immunity will be lowered, which gives the virus an opportunity.
To this end, Dr. Hu suggested that the general public should not be greedy when sleeping, the air conditioner should not be turned on all night, the temperature should not be too low, and the air outlet should not be facing people. At ordinary times, we should strengthen exercise, pay attention to nutrition and ensure that we have strong resistance.