The left upper corner of the mouth keeps jumping, which is caused by facial muscle spasm, needs to be treated according to the specific causes (including physiological causes, infections, vascular compression, and tumors or vascular compression), and the commonly used treatments include general treatment, medication, and surgical treatment.
1. Physiological causes: if the left upper corner of the mouth keeps jumping by chance, and there are no other symptoms, it may be caused by excessive stress, lack of sleep, etc., and can be gradually relieved by ensuring enough rest.
2. Pathological causes
(1) Infection: if accompanied by fever, fatigue and other symptoms, it is suspected that an infection has occurred, and it is necessary to carry out anti-infective treatment for the infected germs, such as doxycycline, amoxicillin and so on.
(2) Vascular compression: it is the most common pathological factor causing facial muscle spasm, which can be treated by microvascular decompression surgery to separate the compressed blood vessels from the facial nerve. For patients who cannot tolerate surgery and have severe symptoms, they can take drugs such as carbamazepine and phenytoin sodium, or inject botulinum toxin type A to reduce the symptoms.
(3) Tumor or cyst compression: Tumor or cyst compression of the facial nerve root can also cause facial muscle spasms, and treatment is based on surgical resection, supplemented by neurotrophic drugs (such as methylcobalamin).
If the left upper corner of the mouth has a long time persistent throbbing, you need to go to the hospital immediately, after confirming the diagnosis for targeted treatment.