patient suffered from skin snake, and even developed nerve paralysis on the right side of his face. (Photo / Provided by Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital)
Reporter Xie Chengen / Comprehensive Report
Herpes zoster, commonly known as "skin snake", is difficult to treat and is often accompanied by nerve pain, which makes patients miserable and even seeks folk therapy "cutting the skin snake" , but doctors urge you not to try it easily, lest you lose more than you gain. Middle-aged Ms. Hong suffered from herpes zoster, which caused facial nerve paralysis on the right side of her face. After a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, her eyes were able to close normally, and the eyebrow lines and nasolabial folds that had disappeared reappeared, and she was able to avoid them. Sequelae of hearing loss.
57-year-old Ms. Hong went out shopping one evening and felt cool when the breeze blew her. The next day, she began to develop many symptoms on one side of her right face, including redness, swelling and pain behind her right ear, dizziness, inability to move her right cheek, and inability to close her eyes. , The mouth is crooked and cannot be closed, seriously affecting the appearance of the face. Dr. Hou Siren from the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery said that facial nerve paralysis is divided into grades one to six, and this is the most serious grade six. During diagnosis and treatment, relevant drugs, including high-dose steroids, need to be urgently prescribed.
Herpes zoster tends to break out suddenly when immunity is weakened, and sometimes invades the specific sensory nerve innervation area on one side. The course of the disease may cause skin rashes to appear in 2 to 4 days, and then progress to blisters, and then to Pustules may cause severe pain. If they receive orthodox treatment as early as possible, most of them have a good prognosis. If they appear on the face, ears, or genitals, there is a risk of serious complications.
If herpes zoster occurs on the genitals, there is a risk of serious complications. (Picture/taken from the free gallery Pixabay)
Acupuncture injury doctor Colin Zhengde from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine pointed out that facial nerve paralysis is often caused by physical weakness and the invasion of wind evil, that is, the result of temperature changes and viral infection. Due to fatigue, lack of sleep, physical weakness, low immunity, and infection by the herpes zoster virus, Ms. Hong not only disappeared from the eyebrow lines on her face, her eyes could not be closed, her nasolabial folds also disappeared, and her mouth tilted to the left, showing Symptoms of facial nerve palsy.
He suggested that acupuncture can be used to stimulate the muscles and be treated 2 to 3 times a week. What is particularly special is that at the beginning of acupuncture, there is no pain at all. When the patient gradually improves, the patient will feel better during acupuncture. After three weeks of acupuncture, Ms. Hong's eyebrow lines, nasolabial folds, and mouth were restored, and her eyes could be closed. The effect was obvious. When patients return home, they often apply hot towels to their face and apply heat to their eyes, and practice singing and chewing gum to open and close their mouths to help them recover quickly.
doctors remind you to have a normal work and rest schedule, avoid staying up late, reduce life and work stress, and avoid irritating diets to obtain a balanced intake of nutrients. People have misconceptions about herpes zoster, and they need to have correct knowledge and practices to reduce the chance of herpes zoster attacks.
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