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Thread ID: 136600 2014-03-21 03:43:00 Eye twitch DeSade (984) PC World Chat
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1370860 2014-03-21 18:33:00 Any chance of applying your remedy to Parliament? ;)
That I am afraid is on a par with hoping for fairies at the bottom your garden.
Cicero (40)
1370861 2014-03-21 18:53:00 0800 611 116 - Healthline

Free health advice over the telephone.

Otherwise, I believe Paul Cov is an optometrist?
Renmoo (66)
1370862 2014-03-21 19:18:00 Fatigue
Stress
Caffeine

This minor form of twitch is painless and harmless . It usually goes away on its own .
In some cases eye twitching is more than a temporary nuisance . Some people have spasms that occur frequently throughout the day . Symptoms can recur for days, weeks, or even months .

In its most serious forms, which are relatively uncommon, eye twitching can become chronic .

Blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids)
Dry eyes
Light sensitivity
Pinkeye
Bell's palsy
Dystonia
Parkinson's disease
Tourette's syndrome


But I wouldn't worry, you'll most likely find it stops on it's own one day, and you'll have forgotten all about it . . . .
Sleep more, most people way underestimate their sleep requirements .
pctek (84)
1370863 2014-03-21 19:53:00 That I am afraid is on a par with hoping for fairies at the bottom your garden.
I actually have high hopes of keeping all the garden fairy-free. (Derris Dust doesn't work, but spray on oven cleaner sees 'em off.)
R2x1 (4628)
1370864 2014-03-21 20:10:00 Anyone had a eye or eyelid twitching before and know how to stop it.
What Cicero and others said... I've had it too a few times and even consulted a doctor... no real cure but it'll pass, so try not to worry about it.
Greg (193)
1370865 2014-03-21 20:26:00 I know a guy that has had it all his life and he’d be in his 70s .

A mate recons it’s how you tell when he’s lying . ;)
B.M. (505)
1370866 2014-03-22 19:15:00 Actually if you take eyes specifically out of it:

www.popsci.com


Fasciculations are the result of some kind of irritability of the nerve fibers. Because fasciculations are benign, they haven't been studied particularly deeply. (But, not all involuntary muscle twitches are fasciculations--more on that later.) So we don't really know even where in the nerve the irritation is picked up--it could be in the cell body, could be further out in the fibers, nobody really knows. It is also thought that the exact localization of the fasciculation is random, meaning that you will feel a twitch in your arm or leg or eyelid without having necessarily irritated a nerve anywhere near the place you experience the twitch.

Causes are also only loosely understood; there are certain behaviors that can trigger fasciculations, including too little sleep, too much exercise, a lack of magnesium, and the use of stimulants (especially caffeine), but no study has been able to concretely pin a cause on fasciculation. These presumed causes are correlations; adjusting your stress, magnesium, caffeine, sleep, and exercise level can help with fasciculations, but that's not evidence of causation.

Magnesium:

www.healthaliciousness.com
pctek (84)
1370867 2014-03-23 07:12:00 Actually if you take eyes specifically out of itWhoa! That is pretty extreme. Best leave eyeballs in. :thumbs: Jen (38)
1370868 2014-03-23 08:01:00 Whoa! That is pretty extreme. Best leave eyeballs in. :thumbs:

:lol:

I predict a new game soon... Extreme eyeball cleaning simulator 2014
Agent_24 (57)
1370869 2014-03-23 22:41:00 I'd agree with the lack of magnesium above in pctek's post.
I usually eat a banana most days. Went away for 2 weeks for work and didn't have any and eyelid went nuts! Had a banana and it came right. Tested this again with the same results.
May just be a co-inkadink??
Or maybe I should patent the banana as a cure and make millions ;-)
tingle (6539)
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