Medical journalist Hidoc, editor Lim Seon-kyungㅣSource: Hidoc
You may have heard about the disease called “stroke” in various media such as TV programs. Stroke is a disease whose Chinese character literally means “struck by the wind.” It is named so because, just as trees snap and fall when the wind blows hard, people also experience paralysis, loss of consciousness, and fall.
In Eastern medicine, the word “wind” appears in various diseases and refers to symptoms that change and move like the wind. In particular, stroke is one of the diseases that requires particular attention because it appears more sudden and rapid than other diseases.
“Medium wind”, also known as blow
Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease that includes both brain infarction, which is a disease in which blood vessels in the brain are blocked, and brain hemorrhage, which occurs when a blood vessel bursts. It is also known as a “stroke”. It is often considered a disease of the elderly, but recently it has also become common among relatively younger people, around the age of 30.
Once you develop a stroke, you will have to live with lasting consequences for the rest of your life. Furthermore, according to the WHO, if the sudden brain dysfunction caused by a stroke lasts more than 24 hours or the degree of brain dysfunction is severe, it is fatal and can lead to death. Therefore, it is very important to consult your doctor as soon as possible when signs of stroke appear.
What are the typical precursor symptoms of stroke?
Typical pre-stroke symptoms include ▲tingling or numbness of a limb, ▲sudden slurred speech, ▲blurred or foggy eyes, ▲sudden dizziness, staggering or difficulty maintaining balance, ▲sudden severe headache, ▲facial paralysis with slightly distorted mouth, etc. There’s this.
If you are aware of the signs of a stroke, you can suspect it as soon as symptoms appear and go to the hospital. This goes a long way in preventing stroke, so it is advisable to be aware of the signs.
Stroke vs Guanwasa, what’s the difference?
Guanwasa has stroke-like symptoms, so it is easy to confuse it with the same disease. However, unlike stroke, which causes problems with the brain’s blood vessels, guanwasa is an entirely different disease in which the nerves that control the facial muscles are damaged.
Guanwasa, commonly known as peripheral facial nerve palsy, typically presents with symptoms such as ▲rotation of the mouth, ▲difficulty closing the eyes, and ▲facial asymmetry. At this time, many people worry about stroke because of the facial paralysis that occurs in Guanwasa. However, since the symptoms of stroke and Guanwasa are completely different, you need to be aware of the difference.
Peripheral facial nerve palsy is often caused by inflammation of the peripheral nerves. Among the causes of inflammation of the facial nerve, viruses account for the largest percentage. Factors causing viral infection and facial nerve paralysis include insomnia, overwork, severe stress, chronic fatigue and frequent colds, which are closely related to decreased immunity.
Facial nerve paralysis disease, recovery of whole body immunity is important
Patients with diseases that paralyze the facial nerve, including not only guanwasa but also stroke, often have reduced overall immunity of the body. Therefore, treatment is needed to improve and restore immunity.
In particular, oriental medicine treatment is excellent for resolving factors that slow down immune recovery and at the same time treating facial nerve paralysis diseases such as stroke. Through oriental medicine treatment, prescribing herbal medicines tailored to the patient’s overall health provides health benefits by not only preventing and curing diseases, but also providing excellent effects on side effects such as insomnia and paralysis.
Facial nerve paralysis is currently a disease covered by health insurance on a pilot basis and each patient can receive up to 20 days of herbal medicine per year under health insurance. This applies not only to oriental medicine clinics, but also to oriental medicine hospitals and hospitals and general hospitals that operate oriental medicine departments.
Additionally, if you have symptoms related to reduced blood circulation in the head area, such as migraines, eye spasms or dry eyes, this can have a negative impact on your recovery from facial nerve paralysis, so to improve this problem, acupuncture, Cupping, and chiropractic treatments are used to relieve stiffness in the neck and shoulders. It is effective to combine them together.
“Prevent facial paralysis” in everyday life
To prevent facial paralysis in your daily life, you can practice the following actions:
1) Avoid accumulating physical fatigue and stress.
2) Avoid cold winds and avoid going out on days when there is a large daily temperature difference.
3) Since this is a type of viral infection, wash your hands well after going out.
4) Pay attention to triggers such as hypertension and diabetes.
5) Avoid drinking or smoking excessively as it activates viruses and inflammation.
Written by = Hidoc Medical Reporter, Director Lim Seon-kyung (oriental doctor)
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