what is the cause of a twitching eye?

Answer 1

Lack of sleep is one cause.

Answer 2

Muscle fasiculations (twitching) are often a sign of Magnesium deficiency. Medical studies indicate that more than 60% of Americans consume less than the RDA for Magnesium.

Vitamin B6 plays important roles in Magnesium metabolism, and B6 is also commonly deficient in the standard American diet.

Calcium and Magnesium work together in the body (especially in muscle function) and, again, calcium intake is very inadequate in most people's diets.

Try a good Calcium/Magnesium supplement (preferably as Calcium citrate and Magnesium citrate) plus a high-dosage B-complex supplement.

Best wishes and good luck.

Answer 3

What you have is actually called blepharospasm.

In normal blinking, eyelid closure is the result of activity and co-inhibition of 2 groups of muscles, the protractors of the eyelids (ie, orbicularis oculi, corrugator superciliaris, procerus muscles) and the voluntary retractors of the eyelids (ie, levator palpebrae superioris, frontalis muscles). During the normal blink, the protractors and retractors have co-inhibition and function only at separate times. In patients with blepharospasm, this inhibition between the protractors and retractors is lost.

Causes: A specific etiology for blepharospasm has yet to be identified. Some patients with blepharospasm report a familial occurrence of the affliction. In families with autosomal dominant familial dystonia, affected members may have a generalized or segmental dystonia, while other members have various focal dystonias, such as isolated blepharospasm.

Answer 4

Hiya, I had this problem, I banged the car boot down on top of my head! Then it started and it was worse than your usual tired or stressed eyes. When I saw the optician he said actually one of my eyes was far weaker than the other and the car boot on my head coupled with the amount of reading and computer use meant that my strong eye was struggling under the strain. He prescribed reading glasses but I still say it was just suffering from the bang on the head! Plus I had another knock when I got run over once and knocked off my bike! I bet you're wondering right now if I'm mad aren't you? Ha ha hope you're eye gets better xxx

Answer 5

Its caused by your subconsciousness - when you're around a guy that you really fancy....

If you smile and twitch eye at the same time in his direction, he should get the message.

good luck!

Answer 6

I've got a twittering eye, just to the edge of my eyelid. I massage it to stop it when it gets on my nerves and that shuts it up!
It's usually when I'm tired or when I've been watching too much TV/ computer screen!

Answer 7

It's usually a nerve "acting up" Get an eye exam for an accurate diagnosis.

Answer 8

List of causes of symptom Eye twitching: Below is a list of possible diseases or medical conditions that have been identified as possible causes of symptom Eye twitching in various sources. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate, out-dated, or incorrect.

Alcohol abuse... nystagmus
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo... Nystagmus
Dandy-Walker Syndrome... nystagmus (jerky eyes)
Encephalitis, California serogroup viral... Nystagmus
Infantile Refsum Disease... nystagmus (involuntary jerky eye movements)
Labrynthitis... nystagmus
Multiple Sclerosis... rapid involuntary eye movement
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease... nystagmus
Refsum Disease... Nystagmus (involuntary eye movements)
Septo-Optic Dysplasia... nystagmus

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Types of Eye twitching: nystagmus (6)
Eye twitching type of: Eye symptoms (218), Eye movement symptoms (24), Itching skin (114)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups


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Symptom: Eye twitching
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Medical conditions causing symptom: Eye twitching (10 conditions)

Answer 9

It is the uncontrollable spasmodic reflexes of the small muscles around you eye. It is most commonly associated with internalized stress.

Answer 10

well every time i tell a lie my eye twitches ! are you lying? lol !