Objective To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture combined with patient′s self-massage on the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis.Methods 60 cases of patients with peripheral facial paralysis received from August 2013 to August 2014 in Wenling Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group

30 cases in each group.Patients in both groups were treated with routine acupuncture treatment and the observation group added self-massage therapy for 4weeks on the basis of routine treatment.The clinical efficacy

scores of House-Brachmann（H-B）rating scale and facial nerve function index in the two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was93.3%

significantly higher than 80.0% of the control group（P<0.05）;Before their treatment

there were no significant differences in scores of H-B rating scale and facial nerve function index between the two groups;after the treatment

scores of H-B rating scale decreased and facial nerve function index in creased and the difference was statistically significant（P<0.05）;scores of H-B rating scale were tower in the observation group than the control group

and facial nerve function index was higher in the observatim group than the control group

and the differences were statistically significant（P<0.05）.Conclusion Acupuncture combined with self-massage has a significant effect on the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis

and it can accelerate the curing process in patients with facial paralysis and shorten their curing time.