What does twitching eyelids mean?

　　Is it true that the left eye means wealth and the right eye means disaster?

　　Eyelid twitching is the twitching of eyelid muscles

　　Many people will have this idea after their eyelids twitch! In fact, this is a misunderstanding.

　　Eyelid twitching is the twitching of the eyelid muscles, that is, the spasm of the eyelid muscles. Sometimes it is limited to the upper or lower eyelids, and sometimes the upper and lower eyelids twitch at the same time. In severe cases, it affects the facial muscles and the muscles at the corners of the mouth.

　　Experts explain: The muscle movements of the face and eyelids are responsible for the nerve When the facial nerve is stimulated, it will cause the muscles it controls to twitch. If it only affects the branches that control the eyelids, only eyelid twitching will occur. Therefore, eyelid twitching is not a harbinger of impending disaster, but is caused by the abnormal activity of the facial nerve.

　　Eyelid twitching is divided into two types: physiological and pathological.

　　Experts said that eyelid twitching, medically known as blepharospasm or blepharospasm, is a sudden, repeated tremor and spasm caused by autonomic nerve disorders and the fiber part of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the eyelids being affected. There are two types of eyelid twitching: physiological and pathological. The former accounts for the vast majority. It is likely to occur when the eyes are overused or overworked, overly nervous, under great pressure, or when smoking or drinking excessively. The onset time is short (usually a few seconds) and the degree of twitching is not serious. Pathological eyelid twitching can be caused by Eye It is caused by refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc.), foreign bodies in the eye, trichiasis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. The attacks are more frequent, last for a long time, and the beating amplitude is large. Some people will even twitch their eyebrows, forehead, corners of the mouth, and even half of their face. In particular, 99% of eyelid twitching caused by facial muscle spasm is caused by the facial nerve that controls eyelid muscle movement being compressed and stimulated by abnormal intracranial blood vessels, and 1% is caused by intracranial tumors or arachnoid adhesions irritating the facial nerve, so it is also considered intracranial. disease signs.

　　Why does it cause eyelid twitching?

　　1. Recently, you have been in a bad mood due to some reasons, which puts you in a state of hesitation; you have failed in business or investment; your mind always predicts the coming of some adverse consequences, causing mental uneasiness; your facial nerve has been stimulated by some kind of stimulation, such as brain tumors, inflammation or scars irritating the facial nerve, etc.

　　2. If you have chronic inflammation of the eyes, such as conjunctivitis, often wiping your eyes with your hands will irritate the eyelid muscles and cause eyelid twitching. Mild cases are mostly related to eye inflammation.

　　Slight eyelid twitching only brings some uncomfortable feelings and will not cause adverse consequences. Most of them will subside automatically after rest, and sometimes need to be supplemented with drug treatment. If you treat conjunctivitis and supplement vitamin B, B6, etc. at the same time, the discomfort will be more obvious if the upper and lower eyelids twitch. What's more, severe eyelid twitching can cause the eyes to be unable to open and the affected eyes to be in a closed state of spasm. This will inevitably affect the vision and cause the patient's mental distress. But it will not affect life or healthy bring adverse effects.

　　Warm reminder: The current treatment for this kind of widespread muscle twitching is mainly to supplement a large amount of vitamins, pay attention to rest, and if necessary, ask a neurologist to check whether the facial nerve is compressed and stimulated.