What to do about facial twitching

Facial twitching is mainly seen clinically in exertion, mental tension and facial muscle spasm. When facial twitching occurs, attention should be paid to do the following: First, maintain emotional stability and mental relaxation. Second, mental stress should not be too great. Third, pay attention to rest and ensure sufficient sleep. Fourth, to develop good habits in life, do not drink strong tea, coffee. Fifth, patients with smoking and drinking habits, it is recommended to quit smoking and drinking as soon as possible. Sixth, pay attention to facial warmth, cold weather environment should pay attention to protect the face with a scarf, do not wash your face with cold water. Seventh, if you do the above points, facial twitching is not significantly relieved, consider facial muscle spasm, it is recommended to go to the hospital neurosurgery consultation, if necessary, do cranial CT or cranial magnetic resonance examination to exclude blood vessels or tumor compression of the facial nerve. Eighth, for patients with obvious facial twitching, they can be treated with oral carbamazepine tablets. For patients who cannot tolerate the side effects of carbamazepine or whose treatment is not effective, they can be treated with facial nerve vascular decompression.