Time Selection of Acupuncture Treatment for Facial Paralysis

目的：探讨针灸治疗面神经麻痹的最佳时机。方法：采用相同针法，对不同时期的面瘫患者86例进行疗效分析。治疗组各期均采用单纯常规毫针针刺，发展期刺激量小，静止期和恢复期加大刺激量；对照组发展期只给予改善微循环及皮质激素类药物，并辅以神经营养药治疗，静止期和恢复期治疗方法同治疗组。结果：治疗组痊愈率为88．1％，对照组为68．2％，而且治疗组痊愈所用时间也比对照组短。结论：说明早期针刺疗效优于西医常规治疗，而且疗程缩短。

Objective： To investigate the optimal time for treating facial paralysis with acupuncture therapy, Methods： Eighty-six patients with facial paralysis in different disease durations were treated with same needling technique. Patients of the treatment group at the developing stage were dealt with moderate stimulation, and at the stationary stage and the recovery stage with strong stimulation. Patients of the control group at the developing stage were treated with drugs improving micro-circulation and nerve functions, and glucocorticoids, at the stationary stage and the recovery stage with the same methods as in the treatment group. Results： The cure rate in the treatment group and the control group were 88.1% and 68.2% respectively, and the former has shorter treatment course. Conclusion： Acupuncture therapy has better effect on facial paralysis than routine Western medicine, and shorter treatment course.