How to get rid of EYELID TWITCHING |

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In this video, Dr. Michael Chua discusses how to prevent a treat different causes of eyelid twitches.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Eyelid Myokymia
1:00 Common Causes of Eyelid Myokymia
1:16 Fatigue and Lack of Sleep
1:45 Optimizing Your Sleep Environment
3:11 The Warm Shower Effect
5:35 Regulate Your Circadian Rhythm
6:53 Blue Light and Devices
8:23 Anxiety and Stress
8:45 Caffeine
9:00 Dry Eye and Eye Strain
10:53 Facial Myokymia
11:13 Benign Essential Blepharospasm
11:50 Hemifacial Spasm
12:17 Summary
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[@ebonyhall9839]

I pray for everyone with this facial twitches to be healed in the name of Jesus 🙏🏽 living like this is horrible I pray that it stops this moment Amen!

[@deljean]

Thank you ❤

[@MilikaSimasiku]

Amen

[@barbieskates540]

Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. So grateful to you for this. The number of people's lives you impact for years to come is a blessing you could not even begin to comprehend. Thank you!!!

[@bbbb1023]

Thanks for this video. So happy you talked about how to know it’s usually serious or not.

[@Vatche-O]

Super helpful clip.God bless you doctor🙏🏼

[@ogundirantimileyin6688]

The brain tumour part got me scared.I can virtually deal with all causes but not a brain tumour.

[@fathergabrielstokes4706]

Thank you for giving me the answers I needed!!

[@abigailcharlton3504]

Thank you, this has really helped.

[@tehrahedwards4504]

Thank you I just got glasses and my left eye twitches thank you for this video

[@hudasiddiqui7391]

Thanks alot for this information 👍🏻

[@taiboiomasete5293]

Thanks so much, with my left eye twitching on the upper side for days, I will try to sleep, reduce anxiety and also the use of computer during the night.

[@cosmos225]

Ant update bro ?

[@oliviaau1891]

This is the most informative video I have ever seen on eye twitching. You presented in a way that can be easily understood. I have had right eye under eyelid twitching for 2 years.

[@Shehasskills]

Same few years now.. i just blink a lot when talking to people they don't seem to notice..

[@jogan8034]

Do you ever get used to it

[@golpoazan373]

Have you recovered from it ?

[@leticiabeebe2079]

Thank you for your very informative video. I have had left upper eyelid twitching for one month now and it’s becoming very annoying. It’s causing soreness, not letting me concentrate on school work or driving as well. It all started out of the blue 🤷🏻‍♀️and with no luck stopping it. I will try all your recommendations, because I just don’t know what next. I visited a Doctor already and only advised more possibly needed potassium or sodium in my diet along with Benadryl before sleep 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@marywalker5934]

Thank you very informitive

[@lilly0303]

It’s been months for me! I cut off caffeine alcohol, slept more and nothing!

[@salmahmohamed6048]

Thank you for this video. I've had hemifacial twitching for a long time now. I had an MRI done and they said it wasn't anything serious and suggested the botox treatment. I didn't take up the botox treatment because I didn't think it was necessary. As long as it wasn't anything more serious, I was alright with living with the twitching. Having said that, the twitching has now reduced to a great extent and only comes on when I am stressed or I've been on the computer too long. Yes, caffeine also contributes to it, so I've cut down on coffee (boo hoo...). :)

[@yadnyamahale8345]

U mean hemifacial spasms

[@krishnajunk]

Very informative, thanks

[@duchessofautumn]

I been having this problem for weeks thank you for helping us.

[@tay.8411]

Did it stop ? It’s been 2-3 weeks for me😟

[@Fragieloncrack]

@@tay.8411 man same

[@pjardi1571]

@@tay.8411 did it stop for you ? thanks

[@hawk5868]

@@tay.8411 did you get over it? How do you deal with this?

[@jogan8034]

Did it stop

[@gustdewill5196]

Your videos give the best general coverage on youtube of common senior's eye problems of cataract, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. One item missed by the nearly dozen different doctors' videos I viewed regards monofocal intraocular lens (IOL). Would you kindly explain the measurements needed to select a monofocal IOL. That is, will the cataract-removed eye see 20/20 or 20/15 or 20/30, etc. A related aspect regards manufacturers of monofocal IOL. What is their difference? A third topic for another video concerns your statement in a prior video that an IOL can be removed and replaced. Only one other youtube video I viewed makes a similar claim and most doctors on youtube do not recommend a second operation on the same eye, indicating that risk of something going wrong was too high. I look forward to your next videos for more eye-opening (fun intended) information. Gust deWill

[@SplashJelly]

I got a eye lid twitch and I’ve been getting really good sleep havnt had caffeine in awhile and I’m not stressed

[@relationshipgoals3238]

My right eyelid been twitching for weeks.....yes i was stress and having anxiety issues

[@GeorgeGogoladzeGG]

hello, thank you so much for your content, very informational for me. I have sun allergy and defend my skin I use sunscreen. how we can defend eyes? I geuss allways get more itchy and redness on Sun, can we use some specific drops for sun allergy? Regards, George

[@madz0985]

I been having my eyelid twitching for almost 2 weeks

[@Alexandra0707]

Magnesium!🎉

[@shewho333]

Eye Twitch for Five weeks. I cut my caffeine intake in half and that’s about the same time it started. 😂 To get rid of stress and sleep better, I’d have to live alone and sleep alone and I think and I can’t afford that. Yet.

[@pjardi1571]

Hi did it stop?

[@KnockOut242]

😂😂😂

[@emmaacosta8679]

I'm going thru the same on my right upper lid. I'm thinking am I stroking out? Wth? Over 1 mth now with this twitching. If I'm lucky 5 to 6 hrs sleep total because I am a f.t Caregiver to my elderly mom w dementia at home. So stress lack of sleep and caffeine. All of the above for me! Catch 22.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

About the same amount of time here. It's driving me insane.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

I'll stop drinking coffee but I only have 2 cups a day anyway. And I've done that forever.

[@Mr2Am3]

I had eye twitching issue for about a week. As a computer science student, I have barely any choice but to stare at my screens for the whole day, and turning on night mode to eliminate blue light was the solution to my eye twitching issue.

[@Rj_xxiv]

I will recommend you buying blue lighter filtering glasses it makes it much more efficient

[@Mr2Am3]

@@Rj_xxivmy glasses comes with it, but it doesn't help much. So i guess this is the next best solution to get stronger filtering.

[@sonyx5332]

Personalize your whole computer menu colors with turquoise so that even your browser or whatever that you're looking at on it has it if spending a lot of time on a computer.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@Mr2Am3 Did it ever stop?

[@Mr2Am3]

@@ReapingTheHarvest yep it did, after I switched on my blue light filtering on my laptop during my school terms

[@NikD215]

I have benign fasciculation syndrome and for the past month my left lower eyelid just twitch. So, now I just get Botox shots to calm it down for 3 months.

[@Vegitobluuuuu]

Apple cider vinegar helps so much !

[@yingyueruan5205]

Hello doctor, eye drops do not contain phosphates and preservatives Can dibasic sodium phosphate dodecahydrate eye drops be used for a long time?

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Apple Cider Vinegar caps. It also fixes heartburn.

[@GamingWithAntwan]

I been having eye problems liking bliinking to much but im kinda use to it but its just annoying

[@XBret64]

Welp, its both in my eyelid and ive noticed it on occasion in my cheek. So this video has really scared me. I have a doctors appointment on Monday.

[@collegeguy799]

Doctor, I have lower eyelid spasm on the left side and it came during finals week due to poor sleep and it stayed but decreases in intensity as time goes by however now I feel the nerve on the side of my nose twitching but not as bad. Should I be concerned even if symptoms lessen? Do the symptoms from the serious ones get better or worsen over time? Thanks.

[@lynrosales3545]

ive been experiencing it now eyes and lips

[@Frostyloko702]

Did it go away? What did u do?

[@nazlinvasaya5111]

Hi...dr wat u did how it went

[@wawe2819]

Today is the first time my eye lid twitched

[@choihoisingsit4914]

My eyelid twitch for more than 1 and half months

[@vPluslleGamerBoyRoman]

Ok

[@kellyl7986]

my husbands lower right eye twitching has persisted for almost a year now. I find that it's very sensitive to EMF. He would twitch more when he's around high EMF location. Sometimes it's so intense that he feels the muscle wants to shut the eye. Has anyone ever cure this?

[@ashleyamy7608]

Omg this has literally happened to me before. My left eyelid almost forced closed on its own! I saw in another video that taking Apple cider vinegar can help it go away. Hope that helps.

[@khaikuxgremio2323]

​@@ashleyamy7608how

[@Dee-s5v]

I have a twitch on my right eyebrow. If I open my eye wide it stops but as soon as i bring my eye back to normal it starts again. It's driving me potty. It's been happening every day for about a week now..

[@JY-yw8zs]

Low zinc and magnesium

[@renyamgyadi1580]

That brain tumor part got me little mini heart attack i can deal with anything but not brain tumor ahh 😧

[@Gaibreel]

Ive had this for weeks. Worse when i wear contacts. Also my otber muscles in my body are twitching. Please help. Why are my muscles twitching non stop

[@mickysupertramp]

Hi, any improvement?

[@julietyutuc7236]

I had left eyelid twitching for 19 days, started the very first day I had covid symptoms. I tried “tonic water with quinine “ as recommended by one of the eye doctor , after 3 days of taking 1-2 cans a day, finally the twitching stopped… I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence or it really works, it will not harm you anyways. Goodbye myokymia!

[@vince1229]

Magnesium deficiency.

[@missmelissa3573]

Two years of both eyes flickering - upper lids, switches from left to right side, etc. almost every day. It may be sleep related or stress. This is awful.

[@Iknasyo]

has it gotten better?

[@missmelissa3573]

@@Iknasyo It has improved but in the eyebrow region above my left eye, it still pulses. Glasses, eye drops, trying to improve sleep and mild exercising seem to have made improvements.

[@masonm2140]

My left eye has been twitching for a years

[@user-fz7qr2nk9x]

huhu im scared 😭

[@naamthar999]

Mine too

[@masonm2140]

@@naamthar999 it stopped though it’s actually really nice

[@naamthar999]

@@masonm2140 did you stop caffene intake?

[@masonm2140]

@@naamthar999 i never actually really drank caffeine

[@gafmedicalvideos]

Am new here and eye health worker 🇺🇬 Uganda offering free eye health services to marginalized communities in Uganda Africa

[@Oliver-Zen]

thank you

[@ericphillips3469]

Promo*SM ✅

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

Brain tumour?? Maybe dont say that

[@monkymadeit]

I know and he opened with that!

[@RickDaGoat89]

Me just watching this video made my eyes stop twitching 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@1v8m5]

NAH FR 💀💀

[@chill1780]

I am having eye twitching almost a week now in my left eye upper lid. It twitch a minute, then come back in a few hours, then vice versa. I could tell that I lack sleep. I always sleep and wake up at 11 am, then 2 am, then 5 am. I can't sleep like a straight whole night. Maybe insomia? I dont drink coffee also.

[@TheBoss2288]

Skip to 12:18 for the answer.

[@casualkillingspreewelcome]

Eye can force it to happen on command.

[@ALiarsFuneral]

i noticed that. when i move my eye are wink my eyelid twitches.

[@casualkillingspreewelcome]

@@ALiarsFuneral maybe take iron and magnisium supplements.

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Step 1: get rid of your eyelid

[@coolnout3765]

How ridiculous. Eye twitches can come and go. Thanks for your advertisement?