マスク紐の顔面神経圧迫によって、眼瞼痙攣を生じていましたが、

テーピングで軽快したので情報発信します。



Blepharospasm due to face masking

Author's experience: Convulsive suppression taping

Yoshiharu Uno, MD, PhD

 

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, healthcare professionals need a mask that is in close contact with the face. For high-performance masks such as the N95, the cramped elastic cord presses against the skin on the face. This can put pressure on the facial nerve.

 

 

 

I have been wearing an N95 mask for several months now. This year, I started to have convulsions in my left upper eyelid. At the same time, I developed localized irritability to the left scalp. Irritability of the scalp is relieved when the mask is removed. However, blepharospasm does not improve even if the mask is removed.

In response to this nerve compression, a cloth was placed between the elastic cord and the skin to disperse the local pressure. However, the effect was not sufficient compared to the complicated procedure. Therefore, I tried a method to stop blepharospasm.This spasm could be alleviated by taping on the eyelids. However, when the tape is removed, the spasms occur again.