Facial Paralysis

Question 1

general description of facial paralysis

Answer 1

symptoms of deviation of the eye and mouth, incomplete closure of the eye, which due to invasion of the meridians and sinew channels in the facial region by pathogenic factors. It can occur in patients of any age, but mostly between the ages of twenty and forty.

Question 2

that are the causes of facial paralysis

Answer 2

External invasion, Damp heat, Yin xu , Phlegm and blood stasis

Question 3

what are the base treatment considerations for facial paralysis

Answer 3

LI4 , ST4, ST6, ST7, GB20, GB14 , SJ17, SJ5 , SI18

Question 4

4 basic differentiations for facial paralysis

Answer 4

1. wind and cold attack
2. damp heat attack upwards
3. Yin xu and hyperactivity of yang
4. obstruction by phlegm and blood stasis

Question 5

Wind and Cold Attack

manifestations
treatment principle
acupoint selection

Answer 5

Manifestations: Sudden onset, usually right after waking up, has above symptoms, thin white tongue coating, superficial and tight pulse.

Treatment principle: dispel wind and cold, dredge the meridians and the collaterals

Acupoint selection: BL12, DU14, Taiyang

Question 6

damp heat attack upwards

manifestations
treatment principle
acupoint selection

Answer 6

Manifestations: Slow onset, usually after the ear pain or inflammation, red tongue with yellow stick coating, slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment principle: Clear heat and resolve damp heat

Acupoint selection: SP9, GB34, LI11, ST44

Question 7

yin deficiency and hyperactive yang

manifestations
treatment principle
acupoint selection

Answer 7

Manifestations: Long-standing case, usually accompanied by twitching eyelid, red tongue with less coating, thin and

Treatment principle: Reinforce LR and KI Yin, subdue internal wind and Yang

Acupoint selection: BL18, BL23, LR3, KI6

Question 8

obstruction of phlegm and blood stasis

Answer 8

Manifestations: Over weight, enlarged and scalloped tongue, dusky or purplish color, white and greasy coating, slippery pulse.

Treatment principle: Promote blood movement and resolve phlegm

Acupoint selection: BL17, Sishencong, ST40, BL20

Question 9

Acupoint Modifications:

1. Difficulty in frowning and raising the eyebrow:
2. Incomplete closing of the eye:
3. Tinnitus and ear pain: GB2, SJ3

Answer 9

Difficulty in frowning and raising the eyebrow: BL2, TB23

Incomplete closing of the eye: BL2, BL1, GB1, Yuyao, SJ23

Tinnitus and ear pain: GB2, SJ3