Why is my hand shaking when holding chopsticks

Trembling when holding chopsticks may be caused by excessive mental tension or by a disease, such as essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, hyperthyroidism, etc. If the pain is more obvious on the hands, you need to go to the hospital for examination and then receive targeted treatment.

1. Physiological reasons: If you suffer a serious mental blow, your emotions will be accompanied by irritability and anxiety, and you will become particularly irritable, which will cause your mind to be too tense. Therefore, when you hold chopsticks for eating, your hands will shake. You need to adjust your emotions appropriately to improve the situation.

2. Pathological causes

1. Essential tremor: Essential tremor is usually caused by unknown reasons. It often occurs in people over 40 years old. The patients will experience tremors in both hands. Some people may also experience head shaking and tremors in their hands when holding chopsticks for eating.

2. Parkinson's disease: Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease of the elderly nervous system. It may be caused by family inheritance or aging of the nervous system. Usually, hand tremors will cause movement cycles when the patient is still. Some people may also have difficulty in posture balance or muscle stiffness, so they will tremble when holding chopsticks.

3. Hyperthyroidism: Hyperthyroidism is usually a clinical symptom of excessive production of thyroid hormones, which may be caused by strong mental stimulation or autoimmune diseases. It will cause emotional agitation or irritability, tachycardia or fatigue, and even hand tremors. In severe cases, it will affect normal work and life and cause hands to tremble when holding chopsticks.