Summer is a high incidence of facial paralysis season, air conditioning is one of the incentives, so in summer blowing air conditioning must pay special attention to, then why blowing air conditioning facial paralysis? Let's see why.
What is the cause of air conditioning facial paralysis
Blowing air conditioning, the body temperature is too low, touching the nerve, affecting the facial nerve.
1. Facial paralysis, also known as facial neuritis or idiopathic facial paralysis, is a side of non-specific inflammation caused by facial muscle paralysis. Facial paralysis occurs mostly in winter and spring, but in recent years, there are more and more patients with facial paralysis in summer, and most of them are young people, the main reason is because of the cold.
2. In summer, the weather is hot, sweating increases, and the pores of the whole body are in an open state. When the peripheral facial nerve and blood vessels are cold stimulated, it is easy to cause spasm, blood circulation disorder and facial paralysis. Open air conditioning for a long time, set the temperature too low, or go in and out of the environment with large temperature difference, as well as sweating after exercise, blowing directly at the air conditioner and electric fan, are common causes of acute facial paralysis.
3. The use of air conditioning and fans does not cause disease, at best, it is induced factors. Moreover, in summer, facial paralysis and facial nerve paralysis caused by air conditioning or long-term use of electric fans belong to peripheral facial paralysis. The age of onset of the disease is 20-40 years old, more males than females, one side of the disease, and two sides of the disease are rare. In general, the onset of the disease is rapid. From a few hours to 1-2 days, facial paralysis reaches its peak and starts to recover for 1-2 weeks. If it can not recover completely for 3 months, it will leave sequelae.
Symptoms of facial paralysis due to air conditioning
Generally, the face can not move, a sense of traction.
1. There was no pioneer symptom. The typical symptoms are that the affected side can't wrinkle the forehead, the forehead wrinkles disappear, the eyebrows droop, the eyes can't be closed, the eyelid cracks expand, the nasolabial sulcus disappears, the middle crista of people tends to be on the opposite side, the gingivo buccal sulcus is easy to accumulate food, the buccal mucosa is often bitten involuntarily, the angle of mouth droops, the lower lip tilts to the opposite side when opening, the water flows out of the corner when drinking or gargling, the air cannot be blown, the gills cannot be puffed, the words cannot be clearly enunciated when making lip and dental sounds , and most patients have different degrees of pain and tenderness in the back of the earlobe on the side of facial paralysis.
2. Under the ear or mastoid, there is often pain, facial expression on the ill side disappears, forehead wrinkles disappear, eyes are not closed completely, eye cracks expand, eyelids eversion, and it is not allowed to wrinkle the forehead, frown, show teeth, puff up the cheeks, pout up and whistle.
3. The onset of facial paralysis is sudden. Most of the children wake up in the morning and find that one side of the eyes can not be closed, the mouth is askew to one side, and they can not rinse, the face is swollen or has a sense of constraint.
4. Working life. Patients with facial paralysis can have work as normal people, but in work and life, some facial expressions and actions can't be done by patients with facial paralysis, such as frowning, frowning, eyes closing, Qi inflating and pouting.
How to prevent facial paralysis
1. Do not wash with cold water
In normal days, patients with facial paralysis can't wash their faces with cold water. They soak their feet in hot water for 10-20 minutes before going to bed every night and then massage their feet.
2. Tips for activating collaterals and perceiving the body
Before the onset of facial paralysis patients are some omens can be detected, that is to say, the body will give us a hint, the general people are feeling a side of the face muscle heaving, open the eyes hard, some patients will feel three or four days before the onset of the ear pain. If we can sense these prompts, we can make timely scheduling under the correct guidance and eliminate the disease before the attack.
3. Reasonable diet
On the diet of the patients with facial paralysis, they should eat less greasy, stagnant and indigestible food. Eat more vegetables and fruits, such as peach, grape, balsam pear, eggplant, green pepper, leek, to adhere to the vitamin intake. In addition, we need to eat some rice, flour and coarse grains to maintain the energy supply the body meets and enhance the disease resistance ability.
4. Psychological nursing
Most patients have sudden onset, which inevitably leads to tension, anxiety and fear. Some patients are afraid of face changes and are shy of meeting people and the treatment effect is not good, leaving sequelae. At this time, according to the different psychological characteristics of patients, we should patiently explain and comfort them, relieve their tension, stabilize their emotions, and receive treatment and nursing in the best state of body and mind, so as to improve High therapeutic effect.
5. Eye protection
Because the eyelid is not closed completely or can not be closed, blink action and corneal reflection disappear, the cornea is exposed for a long time, which is easy to cause intraocular infection and damage the cornea. Therefore, the protection of the eyes is very important. Reduce the use of the eyes, wear sunglasses when going out for protection, and drip some eye drops with lubrication, anti-inflammatory and nutritional effects. When sleeping, you can wear an eye mask or a veil block for protection.