Q As an office worker, it's really embarrassing when my face pulls during video calls. Is there a way to reduce it in daily life?
A Getting enough sleep, cutting back on caffeine, and lowering screen brightness are the basics. When you feel a spasm coming on, gently pressing your cheek with your palm or taking deep breaths to calm sympathetic excitation can temporarily reduce its intensity.
Detailed Answer
Staring at a screen for long periods increases eye fatigue along with facial muscle tension. Taking a 10-minute break every hour and adjusting the screen brightness to match the surrounding environment can help. The "geste antagoniste" technique, gently pressing the cheek with the palm, shows a temporary spasm-suppressing effect in some patients. Caffeine and alcohol raise sympathetic excitation and worsen spasms, so they need to be limited. A brief facial massage and warm compress before a video call can relax the muscles and lower the likelihood of a spasm occurring.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
For those whose spasms worsen in every tense situation, it is important to break the stress–Liver qi stagnation link. When acupuncture lowers overall tension, many people find that spasms are less easily triggered even in high-tension situations such as presentations or meetings.
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