16/10/2025
MYOKIMIA 👀a.k.a Eyelid Twitching
🍃 commonly used to describe an involuntary eyelid muscle contraction.
🍃Typically involving the lower eyelid or less often the upper eyelid. 🍃It occurs in normal individuals and typically starts and disappears spontaneously.
🍃sometimes last up to three weeks. Since the condition typically resolves itself.
CAUSES of MYOKIMIA
❇️Too much caffeine.
❇️High levels of anxiety, fatigue, dehydration, stress.
❇️overwork, and a lack of sleep.[
❇️Use of certain drugs or alcohol may also be factors as can magnesium deficiency.
❇️Patients with multiple .
TREATMENT:
✅Warm compress applied to the eyes to relieve muscle tension, relax the muscles, and reduce swelling.
✅A small dosage of antihistamine to reduce any swelling that may be caused by an allergic reaction.
✅Increased bed rest and decreased exposure to computer screens, televisions, and harsh lighting to allow muscles to rest
✅Monitoring caffeine intake (too much caffeine can cause an adverse reaction such as eye twitching, but a controlled dose can serve as an effective treatment by increasing blood.
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