Recently, a piece of news about "a woman's facial paralysis caused by riding a bicycle without blow-drying after shampooing" has been on the hot search:
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Netizens have different opinions on this:
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So, does riding a bike without blow-drying your hair really cause facial paralysis? What are the facts about ? Let’s find out today!
-The author of this article-
Is facial paralysis really caused by wind paralysis?
may be.
Facial paralysis, which people often call, is medically called peripheral facial paralysis , also known as Bell's palsy or facial neuritis.
generally manifests as mouth corners skewed, unable to complete actions such as raising eyebrows, closing eyes, and puffing mouth.
Facial paralysis is very common. It can occur at any age, and the incidence rate is similar in men and women. The causes of the disease are diverse.
Factors such as cold, viral infection, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction can cause vasospasm , leading to facial nerve ischemia and edema. If the edema is obvious, it will also compress the facial nerve , affecting the recovery of facial paralysis.
Like the woman in the case, her face was hit by cold wind, causing facial nerve paralysis and facial paralysis.
However, the possibility of facial paralysis caused by wind is relatively accidental, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and viral infection are the main causes of facial paralysis.
If the corners of your mouth are skewed, be careful as it is a sign of stroke
stroke is what we often call " stroke ".
Without any warning, due to blockage of blood vessels in the brain, stroke patients will suddenly experience facial numbness and stiffness, crooked corners of the mouth, unilateral numbness and weakness of limbs, dizziness and other symptoms.
In other words, stroke often causes facial paralysis in the early stages of the disease.
Don't think this is just a "senile disease". In recent years, stroke has become increasingly younger.
- Because some young people are in good physical condition, the slanted corners of their mouths may disappear by the next day, so they don’t take it to heart.
- But in fact, this means that you are likely to be at risk of cerebrovascular disease, you need medical examination to make a clear diagnosis .
If not taken seriously, the body will be greatly affected:
1, causing paralysis
If facial paralysis is not taken seriously, as the blood vessel blockage in the brain becomes more serious, neurological deficit symptoms will worsen, will cause paralysis of our limb muscles. , caused paralysis in bed.
2. Threat to life
We all know that the brain is equivalent to the headquarters of the human body. Once the blood vessels in the brain are blocked, it will affect various central systems , resulting in aphasia, hearing impairment, abnormal sensations, and even death.
Therefore, When facial paralysis occurs in the body, one should be alert to the possibility of stroke.
If you are one of the high blood pressure , diabetes , hyperlipidemia or frequent smoker people, then the probability of stroke is even greater.
Once inexplicable facial paralysis occurs, you should go to the hospital's [Department of Neurology] for diagnosis and treatment in time.
Generally, there are three situations when checked:
- It is found to be stroke. At this time, you can just treat it in time and the effect will be better;
- It is not a stroke, but the body has high blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar and other indicators. If the situation is , it needs to be actively controlled;
- there is no problem with the body, but peripheral facial paralysis is caused by virus infection and poor immunity.
If the doctor determines that you are not having a stroke, but are in the latter two conditions, don’t be careless. The presence of facial paralysis indicates that the risk of stroke is higher than that of ordinary people, and you must pay more attention to prevention in life.
To prevent stroke, you can start from the following three aspects!
1. Look in the mirror to see if your face is symmetrical.
You can usually look at yourself in the mirror, or ask your family to take a look at your face, and then do the following actions:
Raise your eyebrows, frown, smile, whistle, and puff up your cheeks.
If you find that the left and right faces are asymmetrical during the procedure, you should be alert to a stroke and seek medical treatment in time.
2. Don’t be greedy for coolness in summer.
When entering indoors from hot outdoors, you should wait at least 10 minutes before turning on the air conditioner. Otherwise, as soon as you get home and blow the air conditioner hard, the pores will be fully opened and will not have time to close, which will easily cause the body temperature to drop sharply and induce a cold.
and the indoor air conditioning temperature should not be set too low. The optimal temperature for is 25-26℃. When blowing the air conditioner, you should also pay attention to The air conditioning air should be blown upwards,To avoid cold wind blowing directly on the body and face.
3, control blood pressure
Pay attention to a healthy diet every day, avoid blood pressure fluctuations, eat less animal offal, fat meat, and fried foods, and the daily sodium intake should not exceed 6g (the size of a small beer bottle cap) .
Enhance physical exercise, recommends jogging, brisk walking, swimming and other aerobic exercises . Be careful not to be too intense during exercise to avoid increasing blood pressure.
We can also use to detect blood pressure at home and to observe blood pressure fluctuations and strive to control blood pressure to 140/90mmHg.
In short, facial paralysis in is very likely to be a precursor to stroke, and may also cause paralysis or even death.
hopes that everyone will pay attention to it after discovering facial paralysis to avoid causing greater harm to the body.
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