why does my eye keep twitching?

Question

my left eye keeps twitching whats wrong with it?

Answer 1

Twitches

We are all a little spastic sometimes, and there’s nothing to make you feel more like a spazz than the uncontrollable twitch of an eye or a thigh or a thumb. These little jumps under the skin, called fasciculations, are not well understood but apparently result from nerve abnormalities, which in turn trigger a response in muscle groups associated with that nerve. According to the National Institutes of Health, fasciculations can be prompted by caffeine intake, stress, lack of sleep and even by healthy exercise. You can get a twitch just about anywhere you have a muscle, and it’s not uncommon to feel them—and see them—in a calf, in the small muscle between the thumb and forefinger, or in the tongue.

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Answer 2

It appears most eye twiches are harmless, involuntary spasms of the tiny muscles surrounding the eye. Some causes are fatigue, squinting a lot, consuming too much caffeine, or working in a less than ideal visual environment, e.g., staring at a computer screens for long periods of time. Just like a muscle spasm at any other part of the body, an eye twitch can mean you've taxed your muscles and need to relax them.

At home treatments that may help include hot baths, warm or cold compresses, rinsing your eyes out with warm water, or administrating eye drops.

However persistent, more violent eye twitches could be a symptom of other physical or psychological ailments, such as undue stress or temper tantrums, neurological damage, or even epilepsy.

A blepharospasm is the medical term for twitching that usually involves both eyelids and can result in embarrassing social episodes, most commonly attributed to stress. Some sufferers seek relief from the involuntary spasms with botox injections and anti-epileptic drugs that can relax the surrounding muscles.

The more serious hemifacial spasm can involve violent twitching that extends to the side of the face, and can affect speech and eating. This is usually a result of inflammed nerves and should be treated by an opthlamologist.

If your innocent eye twitching becomes more persistent, a trip to the eye doctor would be well advised.

Answer 3

You likely have a mild form of Turret's syndrome, a problem caused by slight chemical imbalances in the brain. There are a number of ways to reduce the effects, including getting enough sleep, reducing your stress, and avoiding too much caffeine.

Answer 4

I don't know...but I have the same problem with my right eye. I went to the docter and they said it was a sign of a bigger problem inside the eye because it is affecting the nerves around my eye. It might be a sty or astigmatism. Do you strain to see or do your eyes have a hard time adjusting near to far?

Answer 5

ha! I have the same issue! I was all concerned and asked my Mom. She said I might have air in it...it made me lol cuz most mexicans associate that and ear problems with air being in it. Never heard it from someone who's not mexican haha Well, I hope it goes away soon! I have been stressed and haven't slept well...

Answer 6

sometimes eyes twitch because of stress are you under a lot of stress?

Answer 7

It's just a nerve acting weird. Sometimes it'll go away after a few minutes sometimes it'll do it for a day or two. It can make you nuts but it's not a big deal.

Answer 8

Too much caffeine. Lay off the Coffey ,tea & cokes.

Answer 9

You probably consume too much Caffeine.

Either in beverage form, or, pill form that may contain the substance.

Answer 10

The wind has struck a nerve.