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Transcript: Bells palsy is often seen as a facial nerve
injury or inflammation. It is advised to apply acupuncture in the
disease's early stage to obtain optimal therapeutic effects. Also it
does have certain effects for it's sequeale. Because this disease
mostly affects the patient's facial appearance, it is of the utmost
urgency to be cured as soon as possible. Studies have shown the
results of the acupuncture treatment may be predetermined based on the
severity of the disease and whether it could receive timely effective
treatment. There is an obvious relationship between the effect and the
timing of acupuncture. If acupuncture is applied in the first 7 to 10
days then it is easier to achieve a complete recovery, in addition to
acupuncture, local applications of heat and infrared lights are often
helpful to lessen the damage and shorten the disease's course. In some
patients occurrence of this disease may be related to viral
infections, thus some Chinese herbs with antivirus functions maybe
taken simultaneously with acupuncture treatment.