| Although hemifacial spasm or eyelid twitching isn't a | | | | which one is at fault. This include lack of sleep, stress, |
| very serious problem most of the time it is an | | | | caffeine, medication, and others. You can treat this if |
| extremely common occurrence. Odds are that at one | | | | you identify the cause but in most cases the problem |
| point or another in your life you have noticed this | | | | will resolve itself. However, if both eyes are twitching |
| muscle spasm happening to you and if so you should | | | | which means you have blepharospasm it could require |
| know how annoying it can be. | | | | medical intervention like drug therapy, surgery, or |
| Have one or two eyes twitch is what is known as a | | | | even Botox injections. This can become so severe |
| focal dystonia. If it's a single eye this is called | | | | that it begins to cause blindness as the eyelids droop |
| hemifacial but if it's both eyes it is called | | | | down and cover the eyes requiring a lot of effort to |
| blepharospasm. These are neurological movement | | | | lift out of the way. |
| disorders that involve involuntary and chronic muscle | | | | In any case if you have eye twitching accompanied |
| contraction of the eye muscles. Usually the terms | | | | by other symptoms you should see a doctor right |
| benign and essential are coupled with the above | | | | away as this can be a sign of more serious |
| terms. The term benign means that it isn't life | | | | neurological problems. There are a huge number of |
| threatening and essential means that the cause is | | | | possibilities and listing them would only serve to scare |
| unknown. | | | | you. Only a trained medical doctor will be able to |
| There are various possible causes and they are | | | | properly diagnosis these problems anyway. |
| usually so vague that it's hard to really determine | | | | |