Why do the elderly get facial paralysis easily?
Poor systemic circulation, slow metabolism and psychological factors of the elderly are the reasons why the elderly are prone to facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is a disease that people of all ages may suffer from. The cause of the disease has a great relationship with the life of patients. Many elderly people are most likely to catch a cold, which is also an important cause of facial paralysis in the elderly. Virus infection is also an important factor leading to facial paralysis in the elderly.
What are the causes of facial paralysis in the elderly? Inflammation culprit.
About 43% of infectious diseases are caused by the activation of herpes zoster (VZV) lurking in the facial nerve ganglion. In addition, meningitis, mumps, influenza, scarlet fever, malaria, multiple cranial neuritis and local infection can all be caused. Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by ticks. The disease is regional and more common in summer. People living in forest areas and rural areas are more likely to get sick. There are also otogenic diseases such as otitis media, labyrinthitis, mastoiditis and suppurative inflammation of temporal bone.
2. The culprit of tumor
About 6%, the tumor itself and surgical resection of the tumor can cause facial paralysis. Tumors include posterior cranial fossa tumor, basilar aneurysm, skull base tumor, acoustic neuroma, parotid gland tumor, primary cholesteatoma, jugular bulb tumor, etc., all of which can cause peripheral facial paralysis. However, after tracing the culprit, it can be found that most of the facial paralysis caused by these tumors have a slow onset, and there are other manifestations of brain injury or primary disease.
3. Neurotic
About 14%, due to cerebrovascular disease, intracranial and non-traumatic neurogenesis. Cerebrovascular disease is a general term for brain diseases caused by various reasons. It is a common and frequently-occurring disease with high mortality and disability rate. It constitutes three fatal diseases with heart disease and malignant tumor. Statistics in China in recent years show that cerebrovascular diseases are second only to malignant tumors in the order of death. Cerebrovascular disease can also be called cerebrovascular accident, stroke or stroke, and facial paralysis often appears in clinical manifestations. Doctors often find that patients are actually suffering from cerebrovascular diseases (cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction) from the symptoms of facial paralysis.
4. Traumatic
About 9%, skull base fracture, temporal bone fracture, facial trauma, operation and injection of neurotoxic drugs such as alcohol, penicillin and botulinum toxin into facial nerve distribution area are the most common causes of facial paralysis.
There are many reasons for the elderly to suffer from facial paralysis in life, among which the reasons for the elderly to suffer from facial paralysis are related to trauma and surgery. Skull base fracture, temporal bone fracture, facial trauma, operation and injection of neurotoxic drugs such as alcohol, penicillin and botulinum toxin into facial nerve distribution area are the most common causes of facial paralysis. Moreover, at present, many patients worship plastic surgery, and facial paralysis has formed a general trend because of professional treatment and other reasons.
What are the hazards of facial paralysis 1, and the degree of health damage of patients will be further aggravated. The specific manifestations are as follows: when facial paralysis frowns, the wrinkles on the affected side are shallow, light and slightly low, the left eye can't be completely closed, the eyelids are slack, sometimes tears flow, the nose wing of the affected side is slightly crooked, the nose wing is wrinkle-free, people can't signal and whistle with their lips, people become deeper and lean to the healthy side, and the corners of their mouths are slightly crooked when laughing. 2, it will cause the patient's left face to be numb, the left eyebrow can't be lifted, the left corner of the mouth can't be lifted, and tinnitus. Muscle atrophy of the affected side, the lower eyelid of the affected side moves together when the mouth is open and closed, resulting in bags under the eyes; The right facial spasm leads to facial paralysis, and the symptoms are small fissure in the right eye, drooping eyelids, protruding corners of the mouth, sometimes spasm, and facial stiffness. 3. Depression, depression. Patients with sequela of facial paralysis will feel listless, depressed, often tired, even uninterested in anything, degenerate and lose confidence in life.
4. Inferiority and autism. When you suffer from sequelae of facial paralysis, your personality will become more and more inferior, your temperament will become more and more autistic, you will not want to associate with anyone, you will go your own way, make mistakes and regret for life. 5, the workplace lost power and love fell. We are young, loving beauty is our nature, personal image is our pursuit, and a healthy face is our glory! But once we suffer from facial paralysis, sequela of facial paralysis and hemifacial spasm, our job search will be frustrated everywhere; Suffering from facial paralysis, sequela of facial paralysis and hemifacial spasm, he (she) refused before he (she) could say "love" to him (her) who had admired him for a long time. 6. Falling out of favor after marriage is a thing of the past. Because of the mental stress after marriage, life pressure, all kinds of complicated things, pregnancy, irregular menstruation ... facial paralysis, sequelae of facial paralysis, facial spasm unfortunately arrival on you, your favorite person may become more and more indifferent to you. Over time, the marriage broke down and the family was fragmented.