My right eyelid has been twitching for a few days. What's the reason?

Right eyelid twitching is particularly annoying for many people, and they think that their right eyelid twitching affects the health of their eyes and their normal life. So they want to fully understand the reason why their right eyelid has been twitching for a few days? The following is a detailed introduction. For many friends who have right eyelid twitching, you can have a comprehensive understanding of it.

In medicine, the eyelids are called eyelids. There are two kinds of eyelid muscles. One is called the orbicularis oculi muscle, which is shaped like a wheel and surrounds the eye. When it contracts, the eyelid closes; the other muscle is called the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, and when it contracts, the eye opens. The constant contraction and relaxation of these two muscles allows the eyes to open and close. If the nerves that control these two muscles are stimulated by certain factors, the two muscles will be excited at the same time, causing repeated contractions, even spasms or tremors, and the eyelids will twitch involuntarily. When eyelid twitching occurs, most people can feel it obviously, but others cannot see it. Only a few people can be seen by others.

Eyelid twitching can be divided into two types: physiological and pathological:

Physiological eyelid twitching does not require treatment. Many people have experienced physiological eyelid twitching. The attack is transient and short, often only a few seconds, and the degree of twitching is not serious. This type of eyelid twitching generally does not require special treatment. Just close your eyes and rest for a while, do some local massage or hot compress, and the eyelid twitching will disappear.

Pathological eyelid twitching requires treatment. Some people not only have eyelid twitching, but even the corners of their mouth and half of their face twitch, and they feel nauseous and dizzy. This type of eyelid twitching can only be stopped after the cause is found and eliminated. Causes include fatigue, stress and illness. More serious pathological eyelid twitching is caused by hemifacial spasm. This type of eyelid twitching is a sign of intracranial disease. It is mainly caused by compression of the facial nerves that control the eyelid muscle movements by blood vessels, resulting in abnormal nerve impulses. It is difficult to heal on its own, so you should ask a neurosurgeon to examine and treat it as soon as possible. Therefore, if eyelid twitching persists for a long time and gradually worsens, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

The above content comprehensively introduces the reasons for right eyelid twitching. I believe that many friends with right eyelid twitching have fully understood the reasons through the above introduction. So after understanding the reasons, in order to stop your right eyelid twitching as soon as possible, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to see what the cause is and then get treatment as soon as possible.