Comments on: Eye Twitch

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:57:39 +0000

My left eye lid has been twitching for-believeit or not- over 9 months. I have talked to three different doctors about it and they just kind of shrugged it off as if I had said nothing at all. Please if anyone knows how to fix this I would be so grateful! It is soooooo annoying!!!

By: Oma Seveney

Oma Seveney — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:13:26 +0000

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By: Linda Terranova

Linda Terranova — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:41:24 +0000

After 5 months my under eye spasm is still going strong.. seen every doctor in town. Tried it all mag, tablets bananas water intake everything. I work on the computer and last a lot of sleep.. that I believe was the trigger. when I spend a lot of time on the computer it intensifies. I am female age 48. email me if you want to comiserate. Lterra5@aol.com

Its a bummer.. but I am still alive ..

By: neilosdennning

neilosdennning — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:14:37 +0000

I had an eye twicth out of the blue for a few weeks.
I was starting to think that was me for life. It was annoying but counted my lucky stars that I didn’t have tinitus or non-stop hiccups.

By: margy villarreal

margy villarreal — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:18:00 +0000

I have had an upper left eyelid twitch for quite a while (a month or more). It is very annoying especially when I put on my eye makeup. I know it isn’t my makeup. It had never happen to me before. I have tried everthing or the counter and herbal. Many people tell me it might be stress or air I got in my eye. Let me know of something new-if you hear, read anything…unsolved mystery–44 years old

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:29:45 +0000

I’ve had a twitch above my right ear for an entire month now and 2 doctors have said it’s nothing!! Meanwhile it is every single day. And now I get some headache pain in that area!! Probably because the muscle is fatigued it something!! Geesh! I take magnesium. Calcium. Chamomille tea. Still no fix!!

If you have any solutions, please please get back yo me. Doctors aren’t exactly the most helpful.

By: J

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:42:19 +0000

I just googled eye twitch because I have a twitch under my left eye that started a week ago. I wear contacts and thought maybe I needed to update my prescription so I’m making and eye doctor appt. this week. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one with a noticeable eye twitch. It happens every five minutes or so. I hope it goes away soon. I’m nervous about it!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:36:55 +0000

This is an update to an earlier post. Overview:My under eye twitch started in Sept 2009. I have seen all the usual docs, ENT, eye doctor, dentist, chiropractor, oral surgeon, acupuncture, osteopath. All of this because, as you well know, the twitch drives you bonkers. I finally was directed to Dr. Higdon in Portland Oregon who is one of the few elite dental professionals who can accurately diagnose and treat TMJD problems. As I have other symptoms, including a wandering headache, neck ache, ear ache and of course the lovely eye twitch. As it turns out, the muscular changes that have happend due to my jaw disfunction are most likely the culprit behind the pesky twitch. The tight muscles and swelling in the cheek area are likely pressing on facial nerve. I finally feel that I am in the right hands and that relief is on its way! I will post again in a few months when my treatment is further along.

By: linda Terranova

linda Terranova — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:14:35 +0000

HAs anyone been told to apply heat? my eye doctor says heat packs. not microwave hot.. tap water warm.membered

By: sharon

sharon — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:04:38 +0000

ive had this twitch under my left eye now for over 2 weeks…it drives me mad.So glad i found this site, i’m going to try magnesium supplements,bananas and more water…fingers crossed this will work!!

By: linda Terranova

linda Terranova — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:56:06 +0000

almost three months and my under eye twitch is constant. !. magnisium supplements for two weeks 2. getting b12 shots 3.massage 4. accupuncture 5. plenty of sleep 6. reduced stress
7.eating bananas
This is a list of possible remedies I have been trying. no Luck. I now feel the tremors in my head at night . Anyone have similiar you may email me I am 48 and have been fortunate to have good health . lterra5@aol.com pss.. I ts thrown off my sense of balance.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:27:29 +0000

Thanks Megg, I think you are on the right track. I have been excited to have found a temporary solution. After months of eye twitching, I accidentally came across a pressure point behind my ear that stops the twitch immediately. I looked at a map of the scull and believe it is the highest part of the mastoid process. I now have a small sore spot behind my ear from pressing on it, but it is better than the twitch. It doesn’t take but a few moments of pressure and it is gone. As I say it is temporary. It may be back in ten minutes or an hour, but it works.

By: Megg

Megg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:04:11 +0000

Two days after my original post I was doing some research on the “Twitch”! I found a lady who said that her chiropractor told her he could fix her twitch if he could just put the disc in her neck back into alignment. The explanation was that the disc was compressing her Occipital Nerve. So being desperate, I began to gently press on the discs on the back of my neck, well sure enough as I was doing this, I felt and heard my disc realign. I was stunned, it was so simple. The twitching stopped immediately, but I’ve waited this long to be sure it would’nt come back before posting what happened!?! I did’nt need reading glasses, potassium, magnesium or rest. It WAS a disc, I’m walking proof. I was very gentle when pushing on the discs, so don’t go hurting yourself if someone reading this decides to give it a try. I’m truly shocked that it is gone. I am also very glad. Good luck. Oh, the article said one way to know if it could be the disc was if it got worse upon sneezeing, and mine sure did!

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:35:02 +0000

Wow, i googled twitching eye bag and its good to see im not the only one with this annoying twitch.

Im sure lack of sleep contributes but i have not tried any supplements for it yet.

It seems magnesium and/or potassium is the general treatment from what i have read on here.

Iv had my twitch for 2-3 months on and off. Its actually funny watching it in the mirrow cos i have no control over the tiny pulsations when it starts

By: Megg

Megg — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:25:09 +0000

Well, I certainly don’t feel “alone” anymore! I’ve also had for the last month a twitching upper left eyelid. I am now beginning to get a bit of a headache to go along with it by the end of each day, and I’ve NEVER had headaches. I read a lot, so I’ll try the reading glasses advice. Taking plenty of B-6, potassium and multi-vits, but I’ll try magnesium as well. My Maternal Grandfather had Tic De Leroux, a disorder of the Trimengal nerve, my Mother has eye twitch too! This SUCKS. Thanks for having a place for me to vent my frustration. Squeezeing my cheek below the “eye” seems to help a bit. Good Luck Everybody out there with this malady!

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:07 +0000

I have had an uner eye twitch since July. It drives me crazy. It is not on the eyelid but underneath the left eye – the eye bag twitches all the time and only stops when i do not move my eye. People think I’m crazy because when they look for it, the twich stops because I’m not moving my eye. Nothing stops it twitching. It is worse just before I sneeze. I think it could be some sort of blockage. Any thoughts much appreciated.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:52:14 +0000

I have been having an undereye tic for nearly two months. I have been to an ENT specialist, eye doc, chiropractor, accupuncture and massage. Sometimes the twitch occurs with a temporal headache and earache. Also, when the twitch stops (sometimes for hours or even a day or two at a time) I can push along the trigeminal nerve near the cheekbone and make the twitch start again. Sometimes the twitch can be felt above my ear or near my cheekbone. Massage and anti-inflammatories seem to help. Alcohol (red wine) seems to relax my facial muscles and sometimes works to stop the twitch as well. My left eye is also starting to twitch a little, but it is not noticeable to other people, yet. Sometimes just eating will trigger the twitch to start again. My chiro believes this may be TMJD related. I will post again when I find out more….And, yes, this is driving me absolutley crazy.

By: linda Terranova

linda Terranova — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:12:45 +0000

My left lower lid started twitching about two months ago.. it has never stopped. I have seen every doctor in Town. I have been under tons of stress prior to the twitch. I was getting 4 hours of sleep a night for about one year. I now feel twitches over my ear and in my neck and other parts of my body.. but they go away. I am currently getting lots of sleep.( which is hard because it never stops twitching) eating right and taking slow mag. which is a mineral.. I am hoping this works. I hate taking the neurontin.. the meds that also treats epileptic patients. I just want this to go away. I am also on the computer for 10 hours a day, and do photography. What will it take to get this twitch gone? I have been praying alot.. anyone have anything similar please email me. Linda

By: Avani

Avani — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:10:28 +0000

And here I was thinking I was the only one with a crazy twitch. Mine was on the upper eyelid…about a month nonstop.

Aside from the twitch, my eyes felt so dry I wanted to submerge them in water and let them soak. Since I couldn’t do that, I used eye drops everyday for a few days and the twitch is gone. I read somewhere else after the fact that dehydration can cause muscles to tense, hence the twitching. So perhaps drinking fluids and using some eye drops might help.

Good luck!

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:43:54 +0000

Had my twitch for nearly a year under my right eye. Discovered temporary relief can be obtained by taking the fleshy portion between your thumb and forefinger on your right hand and pressing hard for a minute or two with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand.