What's wrong with my left eye twitching

Everyone will experience eyelid twitching in their life. As the saying goes, a twitching left eye means good fortune, while a twitching right eye means misfortune. Many people worry about whether eyelid twitching is a harbinger of good or bad fortune. But many times, if you don't pay attention to your eyelid twitching for a few days, it will get better on its own. Generally speaking, the probability of left eye twitching is slightly higher than that of right eye twitching. Eyelid twitching is very uncomfortable. The upper eyelid keeps shaking and it can last for several seconds.

Eyelid twitching often occurs in young and middle-aged people. Many people will be happy for a day if their left eye twitches. If the right eye twitches one day, many people will not dare to go out, for fear of bringing disaster upon themselves and delaying their work and study. Is the left eyelid twitching a reaction to a disease? What causes the left eye to twitch?

The scientific name for eyelid twitching is "eyelid tremor", which is mainly caused by repeated contraction of a very thin muscle in the eyelid - the orbicularis oculi muscle. There are several causes:

1. Overuse of eyes and physical discomfort. When you overuse your eyes and feel physically uncomfortable, your eye muscles will twitch involuntarily, causing "eye twitching". This twitching is often caused by increased tension in the nerve fibers that locally control the eye muscles. The "eye twitching" caused by this reason is often sporadic, occurring once or two or three times a day, a few times each time, and lasting one to two seconds. Generally, no medication is required, and the symptoms will be alleviated or disappear after proper rest.

2. Eye inflammation. Sometimes, in addition to eye twitching, there may be symptoms such as eye rubbing and red eyes. This is caused by eye inflammation, such as conjunctivitis, trachoma, etc. After treatment with rifampicin eye drops, ofloxacin and other drugs, the symptoms will disappear.

3. The nerve fibers that control the eye muscles are stimulated or compressed by inflammation. This situation is relatively rare. At this time, each eye twitch will last for a few seconds. The condition tends to worsen in stages, recurs repeatedly, or is easily induced by tension. You need to go to the hospital for examination.

Left eyelid twitching is generally a physiological phenomenon. It reminds everyone to be careful when using their eyes and not to overuse them. If the condition does not improve after a few days of rest, you should pay attention and go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing lifelong regrets. The eyes are the most important of the five senses.