Blepharospasm

Question: How do I stop an eye twitch? Could it be Blepharospasm? So over the summer I have developed a twitch in my right eye. It could be the eye disease Blepharospasm but I recently had a cat scan (unrelated to Blepharospasm though) and everything was fine. If it isn't that, how can I treat it, and if it is how can I treat it?

Answer: Eye twitches and face twitches can be caused by a nerve that if you go to a chiropractor can releave this. My daughters eye began twitching she went to the chiropractor he adjusted her neck and it stopped.

Question: How does Kevin Niksarli M.D treat blepharospasm at Manhattan Lasik Center?

Answer: From your other posts I would guess he might give you some botox and silicone plugs for the lacrimal ducts....but really - you are just going to ask him

Question: Can you help me about last mediation of blepharospasm as an disorder movement and one type of dystonia?

Answer: I'm not entirely sure what you mean by your question, but benign blepharospasm (involunatry spasms of the muscles around the eyes) can be due to multiple factors. Stress is most common; many people experience blepharospasm on at least an occasional basis. When severe, your eyes feel as if they operate like a camera lens taking a picture (your muscles feel and look like they are closing in around your eyes), and in the most severe cases you are not able to open your eyes during the spasms. In more severe cases, botox injections are used to treat the condition, as it works to paralyze the muscles, no longer allowing them to contract. If the spasms are stress related, then environmental stress reduction should help you. Blepharospasms are also fairly common in cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis, a neurological condition involving involuntary contraction of muscles in the neck area (and sometimes face). As far as prescription meds, a doctor generally starts with more mild medications such as muscle relaxers, then moves to meds specific to movement disorders (i.e. meds for Parkinson's), and uses botox/chemical denervation later on if other treatments do not work. I also echo the previous poster in the importance of speaking with your primary physician and/or neurologist if you are experiencing this.

Question: do only people with mental illnesses get "blepharospasm"?

Answer: People with various problems have eyelid twitches, not just those with mental illness.

Question: why is benign essential blepharospasm so hard to diagnose and treat?

Answer: Because (in my non-professional opinion), blepharospasm can be due to so many different things, vitamin B deficiency, low blood sugar, or other transient causes, like stress, that it is very hard to distinguish from benign essential blepharospasm.

Question: I suffer of blepharospasm and i would like know last method or pharmacy for this.? I am 45 years old and in my country there is no remedy.many times I suffer of deppression especially low energy.Most of anti deppressant because of side effects Ican not use another problem is oversleeping.please help me as a case study.thanks

Answer: My guess is that you have checked on Google to see what they have to say ?? From what I read.....medications are of little help. One artical mentioned that injections of Botox can imobilize some of the muscels that are doing the twitching...but that may not be available where you live. One interesting thing seemed to be that....dry eyes....often seem cause the twitiching to begin. Something as simple as artificil tears......which are just a form of dilute salt water.....might help ?? I know it sounds kind of silly, but keeping your eyes good and moist might be a simple thing to try ?? Bob J.

Question: About botox for the treatment of vaginismus and blepharospasm...? Is there anyone out there who has had treatment with botox for vaginismus or blepharospasm(or knows someone who has) willing to share the experience?

Answer: Hi, I had not heard of this treatment before. I did a search and came up with the link below which will give you some more information. You can do your own search and come up with loads more, I typed in "vaginismus botox" to get this result.

Question: eye twiching or blepharospasm is everlasting problem?

Answer: Bless your heart. Usually Eye twitching is stress related. Good stress or bad stress. It makes no difference. Someone having stress at work, or someone having stress on vacation, even if it is fun, your body knows no difference. You need to do a few things that usually help most people. Take a multi vitamin. drink your 8 glasses of water a day. Eat your 5 fruits and veggies a day and get some good old fashioned sleep. Sleep depravation is another stressor that manifests it's self in twitches. Another stress reliever is to walk a couple of times around the block every day. I bet it clears up fast if you just slow down and take care of yourself. OK....can you tell I an a mom? LOL!

Question: i would like to know the methods in which essential blepharospasm can be treated?

Answer: yelid Twitch Treatment Eyelid twitching usually disappears without treatment. In the meantime, the following steps may help: Get more sleep. Drink less caffeine. Lubricate your eyes with eye drops. If twitching is severe, small injections of Botulinum toxin can temporarily cure the spasm

Question: Blepharospasm problems? Does anyone know how to stop Blepharospasm? Its just because its really been annoying me... (If you don't know what Blepharospasm is, then please don't write anything). Thanks :) Btw, I'm a non- smoker and I don't drink coffee. And I don't want Botox to stop it. Blepharospasm, btw, is essentially eye twitching.

Answer: If you’ve ever experienced blepharospasm , the involuntary twitch of the eye, you certainly want to know how to make your eye stopstopstop twitching. First off, don’t panic if you can help it, stress often leads to the condition, and greater anxiety may make it last for longer. Being able to relax, and ignore the twitching eye may help the eye to stop twitching sooner. Most often, the eye twitches because of three common reasons. These are stress, fatigue or intake of caffeine. The condition usually lasts for a couple of days and then is gone. It is helpful during this time to try to get a good amount of rest, try to minimize stress and avoid caffeinated beverages.(there is caffene it most carbonated sodas) This can all help make the eye stopstopstop twitching more quickly. If the whole eye is closing with the twitch, you should definitely see a doctor. They can easily diagnose conditions like pinkeye or corneal scratch. Treatment will make the eye stop twitching, usually within a few days. Another reason to see the doctor for eye twitching is if the twitching lasts for more than two to three days. In fact, if the twitching keeps recurring, you may have chronic blepharospasm. The origin of this condition may not be diagnosed, but it can be treated. Doctors may also prescribe different types of medications to make the eye stop twitching. These include benzodiazepines, what we commonly call muscle relaxants or tranquilizers, and some anti-convulsant medications like Tegratol. If the underlying cause is anxiety-based, they may make the eye stop twitching Blepharospasm may also be a symptom of magnesium deficiency. Magnesium supplementation relieves most types of muscle spasm.

Question: What is a blepharospasm? Hope I am spelling it correctly. Medical term.

Answer: Blepharospasm is an abnormal, involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelids. You can read more about it here http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/blepha/ind…

Question: Is this blepharospasm? For a while now, I have had a twitch in my eye. I've been told that it looks like I am winking, but I don't feel it or see my eyelid close. It's very annoying and embarrassing, especially because sometimes people will wink back at me, thinking I winked at them, and also sometimes people will ask me why I do it. I think it's been happening for about a year.

Answer: Yes, this appears to be blepharospasm. The most common causes of blepharospasm are, in order, too much caffeine consumption, lack of sleep, and stress. I would look at excess caffeine to start, and if cutting back doesn't help, go see an eye care professional for further testing.

Question: Blepharospasm what is it?

Answer: A blepharospasm (from Greek: blepharo, eyelid, and spasm, an uncontrolled muscle contraction), is any abnormal tic or twitch of the eyelid. It normally refers to Benign Essential Blepharospasm, a focal dystonia - a neurological movement disorder involving involuntary and sustained muscle contractions of the muscles around the eyes. Benign means the condition is not life threatening. Essential indicates that the cause is unknown, but fatigue, stress, or an irritant are possible contributing factors. Symptoms sometimes last for a few days then disappear without treatment, but in most cases the twitching is chronic and persistent, causing lifelong challenges. The symptoms are often severe enough to result in functional blindness. The person's eyelids feel like they are clamping shut and will not open without great effort. Patients have normal eyes, but for periods of time are effectively blind due to their inability to open their eyelids. Although strides have recently been made in early diagnosis, blepharospasm is often initially mis-diagnosed as allergies or "dry eye syndrome". It is a fairly rare disease, affecting only one in every 20,000 people in the United States.

Question: How can I medicate hand shaking? I suffer of a minor depression with anxiety . I am resistant to all type of antidepressant. From 10 years ago when I was 37 hand shaking and blepharospasm is a trouble too. Can you help me? Without refer to doctors because in my country psychology is too much weak.

Answer: spasm is a sign of not enough water. to check this, if your urine is excessively yellow then you need to hydrate. shaking can be from weakness; you might want to try strength building. would you say these symptoms have progressed through time, or stayed about the same? i get muscle spasms less frequently now that i remember to get enough water, and eat good food, and do work-out regime for strength and coordination. essential fatty acids in the diet are important for relief of mild depression.

Question: Where is the best neurologist in Penang? So my mom(52yrs old) is having what they called "Benign Essential Blepharospasm". it is more like an uncontrolled muscle contraction below her right eye. It often force my mom to close her right eye.. We have seen to 2 different neurologists and they recommend her for botox injection. my questions are: 1. anybody has any opinion which neurologist is the best for this case? cuz we are looking for 2nd opinion.. 2. anybody had a botox injection? is there any side affect of this? thanks...

Answer: Personally, I do not think Botox is the best solution because people who had Botox treatments tend to end up with stiffened faces (side effect). I do not know of THE best neurologist in Penang, but try Loh Guan Lye Specialist, Gleneagles and Lam Wah Ee. Hope your mother gets well soon~

Question: Just been to the GP today for my boy's eye problem.? there are time when my 2 year old boy's eyes blinking a lot which made me worry. This just started around two months ago, the GP said it is Blepharospasm. Did not even check my boy, just watched the video i have made. Don't know what to do, because the GP did not even refer us to a neurologist for testing. Do you know any toddler who has blepharospasm? is there any treatment? Should i just accept what the GP said about my boy's case without any testing?

Answer: According to the National Eye Institute, there is no cure for blepharospasm, but some people find relief in botox injections or surgery. The National Institute of Health's medical encyclopedia says that it sometimes will go away in about a week. I would call an ophthalmologist and have them look at your son's eye, especially since it has gone for two months. Good luck. My daughter is not yet 2 and wears glasses (for a different reason), and I know how scary it can be to worry about your child's vision.

Question: Anyone familiar with eye problems? My daughter gets symptoms similar to blepharospasm sometimes. Generally they get puffy, aggravated so she blinks a lot, and stuck together in the morning. She can't wear contacts of course during that time, so wears these huge sunglasses over her prescription. She is young and beautiful, nothing seems to work great, even all the prescriptions she's paid for. It's hard to see her like this, and it happens approx. 2-3x per year. She's done all the things for dry eye, she can't afford the Botox injections they suggest for blepharospasm... anyone who can offer some other options, or possibly another opinion as to what it could be would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: It could be: Infection of the conjunctiva causes a red eye that is sometimes painful and irritated. The eyelids are frequently stuck together in the morning with yellow sticky exudate. Frequently only one eye is involved, although both eyes will become infected with time. The infection can be viral or bacterial, and medical attention is needed in either case. One area of extreme caution is when shingles approaches and invades the eyes. Shingles in the eye is a true emergency, and appropriate medication is necessary to keep the eye from being damaged. She really needs to see a doctor at the time it's happening.

Question: Eye Spasm? I keep getting a spasm on my lower left eyelid. I'm almost positive that it is nothing to worry about, but it isn't very comfortable and a little aggravating. Can anyone help clear up what causes this blepharospasm to happen?

Answer: Usually it is caused from stress and lack of sleep. Go to bed a few days earlly, eat some good fruits and veggies. Drink some extra water and get some excercise. I bet it clears right up!

Question: Is Nancy Pelosi's inability to control blinking a side effect of countless botox shots? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99UYVaW39yY Blepharospasm Causes Eyelid Spasm Blinking Symptoms for Botox Botulinum Toxin Treatment Blepharospasm is a type of dystonia that causes impulsive eyelid spasm blinking. This neurological disorder is an uncontrollable tightening of your eyelid muscles due to an unknown cause. Blepharospasm eyelid spasm blinking typically only occurs while awake and may back off when you’re focused on some task. It’s markedly more common in older aged women. In addition to your eyelid spasm blinking, blepharospasm may cause other symptoms like: * winking * twitching * squinting * eye irritation * photophobia * facial spasms * protracted eyelid closure Blepharospasm may occur in one or both eyes.

Answer: it might be her operating system, she keeps trying to re-boot her brain by blinking her eyes

Question: how to stop my left eye twitching? My left eye has been twitching for 2 days. (only the left eye) Every 5 minutes the eye lid will like twitch and half blink for around 20seconds. I have had a terrible cold, cough, ect recently and i'm certain that doesn't have anything to do with the twitch. It's really uncomortable and annoying. I googled it and found "Blepharospasm" but I really hope I haven't got any disorder. I use the computer quite frequently and intend to do a career in IT and hope it isn't caused by looking at a computer screen too much. I've recently been undergoing stress which is one of the causes of "Blepharospasm". Could anyone give any advice please? Hopefully i'm going to try to see my local GP. I'm going to try to stick away from TVs/computers when I can and get extra sleep but I hope this isn't for life!!!!!! thanks all.

Answer: It's almost always caused by stress, lack of sleep, or too much caffeine. You already said you were under a lot of stress so that sounds like your problem. Unless you are going to your local GP for your cold, don't go. They're not going to be any help with the twitching. Try to get more rest and relax.