What's going on under my left eyelid?

Left eyelid twitching is a very common phenomenon in life. Eyelid twitching is generally divided into physiological eyelid twitching and pathological eyelid twitching. Physiological eyelid twitching usually does not require treatment. It is a normal physiological phenomenon. It may be caused by sleep, work pressure, etc. If it is pathological eyelid twitching, it must be taken seriously. It is best to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause and treat it symptomatically.

What causes left eye twitching?

The eyelids are responsible for closing the eyes and are composed of the orbicularis oculi muscle surrounding the eyes. What we call eyelid twitching is actually caused by abnormal excitement of the nerves controlling the eyelid muscles, that is, some of the orbicularis oculi muscle fibers cannot continue to contract independently in a short period of time, thereby affecting the skin overlying it.

Generally, eyelid twitching occurs more frequently when you are overly tired, use your eyes for too long or lack of sleep. Other factors such as strong light, stimulation caused by drugs, foreign objects blown into the eyes, frequent smoking and drinking, etc. can irritate the eyes and cause eyelid twitching.

The most common eyelid twitching is "muscle twitching" of the orbicularis oculi muscle, which lasts for a few seconds to a few minutes each time. Under normal circumstances, it will recover automatically after a period of time. You can also close your eyes and rest, or apply a hot towel to your eyes, as well as eat a balanced diet and get enough sleep to shorten the duration of eyelid twitching.

If your eyelids keep twitching, you should see a doctor immediately. If your eyelids twitch along with the muscles on half of your face, eyebrows and corners of your mouth, it may be a spasm caused by stimulation of the facial nerve. You should actively seek treatment, otherwise you will develop strabismus.

As for eyelid twitching, Chinese medicine believes that it is caused by long-term illness and overwork that damages the heart and spleen, or by blood deficiency in the liver and spleen that causes wind over time.

If it is caused by deficiency of both heart and spleen, and accompanied by insomnia, forgetfulness, irritability, palpitations, loss of appetite and fatigue, it can be treated with "Gui Pi Tang" with modifications; if it is caused by wind caused by blood deficiency, and the heart beats constantly, and is affected by the eyebrows, forehead, face and corners of the mouth and cannot be controlled, it can be treated with "Danggui Huoxue Yin" with modifications.

Eyelid twitching is because you didn't get enough rest.

"Eyelids" are called "eyelids" in medicine. There is a very thin muscle inside people's eyelids, called the "orbicularis oculi muscle", which grows in a wheel shape around the eye, and its contraction causes the eyelid to contract. If a certain part of the orbicularis oculi muscle fibers suddenly contracts repeatedly for some reason, the "eyelid twitching" phenomenon will occur, which is medically known as "eyelid tremor".

As the saying goes, "Left eye twitching means good fortune, right eye twitching means disaster", however this saying has no scientific basis, "eyelid twitching" is actually a precursor to some disease in the human body.

Eyelid twitching is actually an alarm that reflects the health status of the human body. For most people who simply suffer from eyelid twitching, the most common reasons are overuse of the eyes, fatigue, excessive mental stress, etc. In addition, refractive errors, myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, foreign bodies in the eye, trichiasis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. can also cause eyelid twitching.

Most eyelid twitching caused by eye muscle fatigue, mental tension, etc. can be recovered by relieving stress and getting proper rest. If eyelid twitching is caused by refractive error, it can usually be relieved by vision correction. If you have eye problems, they can be cured by an ophthalmologist. If the eyelid twitching worsens and causes blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm, treatment by a neurosurgeon may be necessary.

5. Where does the saying "left eye twitching means good fortune, right eye twitching means disaster" come from?