Success is Guaranteed with Early Acupuncture Treatment for Bell’s Palsy

A high rate of success is assured when Miami’s acupuncture treatment for Bell’s palsy is applied at the soonest possible time. A condition in which 7th cranial nerve inflammation occurs all of a sudden, Bell’s palsy is usually caused by sleeping near an open window with your face exposed to the cold. The defense mechanism of the body isn’t as strong while you’re asleep and when you’re exposed to cold air that typically causes Cold to invade the body, it leads to more damage than it usually would.

Bell’s palsy is accompanied by the following symptoms:

? Pain around the ear
? Loss of taste
? Frequent tearing of the affected eye
? Dry eyes
? Drooling
? Difficulty speaking
? Numbness, weakness, or paralysis of one or both sides of the face

There are three factors that need to be addressed when treating Bell’s palsy. They are:

? Removing the cold pathogenic virus
? Stimulating the flow of blood and qi to the affected areas of the face
? Strengthening the immune system to reinforce the first two factors

It is recommended to treat not only the affected area directly, but the distal points on the legs and hands that are connected to the face internally as well. Some useful acupuncture points are also located on the shoulders and back of the neck that can help boost blood circulation to the face and remove pathogenic factors.

The face can contain up to 24 acupuncture points that can help address Bell’s palsy; these points can also be stimulated using acupressure. The points can be stimulated for up to a count of 100 a few times a day to convey blood to the face. The best acupoints used to stimulate qi and blood to the face and to treat other conditions are listed below.

? Triple Burner 23 – Eye pain and swelling
? Governing Vessel 26 – mobilizes qi to the face, recommended for late night driving
? Stomach 2 – Various eye problems
? Stomach 4 – Trouble eating and facial pain
? Gall Bladder 14 – Headaches on the front of the head

Bell’s palsy acupuncture treatment may entail a couple of treatments each week for around five weeks to restore the normal functioning of the face based on how soon treatment was started. As time passes, it becomes harder to bring back the facial muscles to their normal function; hence, performing acupressure on yourself can be an ideal way to help treat the face.