Coping With Eyelid Twitching

Blepharospasm or twitching eye disorder is more common than you think. In fact in some cultures in the world, a twitching eye is a premonition of ill luck or disaster! You may notice sudden twitching of your eyelids when you haven't been able to rest adequately for several days or when you're stressed or fatigued. These are normal occurrences and should be no cause for worry. These symptoms may become more pronounced after prolonged television viewing or hours spent in front of your computer.

What Causes Eye Twitching?

A person who notices symptoms of Blepharospasm reports involuntary twitching of the muscles around the eye or the eyelids. Doctors also refer to this condition as the severe sounding "blinking eye disorder." It need not be considered serious, however.

Generally, eye twitching can be said to have three forms – blepharospasm in which muscle contractions come and go, myokymia or slow muscle contraction of the eyelids, and normal muscle contraction. In blepharospasm, quicker twitching or jumping of the eyelids is seen as compared to myokymia. Muscles also tend to contract on a regular basis and these need not cause worry.

How to Prevent Eye Twitching Disorder?

Eye twitching can be an inconvenient and annoying, not to mention embarrassing phenomenon. There you are relaxing with a group of new found friends when your eye inexplicably begins to twitch! It doesn't make matters less mortifying to think that in most cases, eye twitching does not have any serious causes.

There are a few precautions that you can take to avoid such potentially embarrassing situations. Stress has been found to contribute significantly to eye muscle spasms. Avoid stressful situations and practice deep breathing and other stress management techniques to keep twitching eye at bay. Exercising, even with something like medicine balls or taking long walks, listen to calming music…. do whatever it takes to relax. Lack of sleep can cause nervous eye twitching. Ensure you get a good 8 hours of sleep at night. When you've had a late night, make sure to catch up on your sleep the next day. Cut down on caffeine. Switch to decaf to avoid restless nights or nervous excitement. While options like surgery and Botox are available, these are last ditch methods when al other attempts have failed. It's always advisable to try and control the occurrence of twitches the natural way.