It happened during rounds. “hello. “How was your day today?” Even when I asked, the patient couldn’t take his eyes off his smartphone without seeing me. I wondered what on earth she was looking at so intently, so I went to her bedside and looked at her smartphone. Oh my god, aren’t I watching a Jjajangmyeon mukbang? The YouTuber on the screen was eating Jjajangmyeon so deliciously that even I wanted to eat it.
Personally, I didn’t like ‘Mukbang’. It was uncomfortable and uncomfortable to see him eating a huge amount of food while making noise. Eating that much would obviously be bad for your health, but I was worried that it would have a negative effect on the eater and the viewers. I wondered why on earth people watch broadcasts like this and what fun they have in watching other people eat. Everyone may have different opinions, but at least that was my opinion. However, my perception of mukbang changed after watching her mukbang in the hospital room.
A 30-year-old oral cancer patient, she underwent multiple surgeries. Due to oral cancer, part of the jaw joint was lost and the tongue had to be cut out to remove the cancer. After suffering from pneumonia due to hearing noises when swallowing food, he was now unable to swallow anything with his mouth and was eating with the bridge of his nose instead. It’s been over half a year since I couldn’t eat like that. A part of my heart ached as I watched her mesmerized watching the Jjajangmyeon mukbang. When I pretended to be popular, she noticed me and was embarrassed and quickly turned off her phone. That day, I discovered another reason why people watch mukbangs. I learned that mukbang can definitely provide vicarious satisfaction to people who cannot eat or have difficulty eating.
In fact, when doing outpatient treatment, I often get asked, “Doctor, can I eat OOO?”
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