when your eyelid twitches

“Stop”, “help”, “this is pathological”… This is what our eyelid says when it starts to jump or tremble.

Is your eyelid jumping or twitching? Even if it’s quite common, it’s enough to be annoying! To avoid this phenomenon, it’s useful to understand where it comes from. There can be several causes.

Eyelid twitching? Your body is telling you to “stop”

Some body movements are uncontrollable or almost uncontrollable. This is the case, sneezing, hiccups but also eyelids that jump or tremble. This phenomenon, which appears suddenly, is called “benign fasciculation syndrome” or “myokymia”.

Often trivial and not serious, it occurs when the eyelid muscle is abnormally overexcited. This syndrome can quickly become annoying, so it is important to understand it better in order to avoid it.

When the eyelid starts to jump, it is often because the body wants to tell us to stop. Stop caffeine, stop alcohol, stop certain drugs, in short stop overly stimulating substances. It can also mean stopping screens like cell phones or video games.

When your body says “help”

Fasciculation syndrome can also be a cry for help from the body. Too much stress and/or fatigue can cause eyelid twitching. When this phenomenon appears, it means that you need to slow down, rest and learn to manage your anxiety.

In case of overwork, magnesium may be prescribed by a doctor. Furthermore, it is advisable to choose a diet rich in this trace element (banana, chocolate, seeds, nuts, legumes, seafood, oily fish, whole grains, etc.).

Physical exercise is also one of the most common causes of fascination. This can appear after a sports session. It generally stops when the body is at rest.

Also read – What foods are rich in magnesium?

When your body tells you “it’s pathological”

In addition to stress, fatigue or taking certain substances, other factors can cause the eyelid to jump or twitch. This may be a behavioral disorder. This is called a tic. In this case, we play it down, it’s not serious, and if the tic persists, we talk to our doctor so that he can refer the patient to a specialist.

If the eyelid tremor persists and is constant, then it is pathological and this disorder is called blepharospasm. It may have been caused by eye irritation (foreign body, dry eye) or, more rarely, a neurological disease such as Parkinson’s disease. In this case, the pathology is already known and there is no need to worry.

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