Why do I feel numbness on my face occasionally?

Many people may wonder why their face occasionally feels numb. The main reason for this symptom is problems with the facial nerve. Facial neuritis is also called facial paralysis, and is called stroke in traditional Chinese medicine. When the symptoms are mild, occasional numbness of the face may occur. When the symptoms are severe, the mouth and eyes on the affected side cannot be closed. Patients with trigeminal neuralgia sometimes experience this phenomenon. Let’s take a closer look at what causes occasional numbness in the face.

Postpartum facial numbness is divided into four different types , and each type has different symptoms. The following introduces the four different types of postpartum facial numbness and their symptoms. You can refer to the following introduction to see which type of postpartum facial numbness you belong to.

Facial numbness is a symptom of facial nerve disease . Facial nerve diseases include facial paralysis, facial nerve paralysis, facial neuritis, hemifacial spasm, hemifacial muscle atrophy, trigeminal neuralgia, etc. They are common and frequently occurring diseases. Therefore, you can go to the hospital for relevant examinations in your current situation, find out the cause and then treat the symptoms.

Facial paralysis refers to paralysis of the facial muscles. It is caused by a stroke in the facial nerve, which supplies the facial muscles. The main manifestation is impaired facial muscle movement.

The clinical manifestations of facial paralysis are mainly bilateral severe and mild facial muscle paralysis, manifested as inability to frown and frown, inability to close the eyes or incomplete closure, photophobia, tearing and Bell phenomenon. The corner of the mouth is tilted toward the healthier side, air leaks from the more severely affected side when the cheek is puffed out, water leaks from the more severely affected side when the mouth is rinsed, and drooling occurs. When eating, food stays between the teeth and cheeks on the more severely affected side. Unilateral facial paralysis is less common, and its clinical symptoms are similar to those of bilateral facial paralysis, one severe and one mild. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it crooked mouth and slanted eyes, commonly known as hanging line wind, aiming wind (just like a carpenter hanging a line, a soldier aiming, if both sides have the same degree of peripheral facial nerve paralysis, the face will be expressionless, will not smile, the eyes cannot close tightly, the lips cannot close tightly