The nervous tic which is familiar to much is connected with involuntary reduction of muscles, and various and in various parts of a body. At a nervous tic of an eye the twitching of the upper or lower eyelid is observed. It can be both momentary, and quite long and though does not pose threat of life, causes a lot of discomfort including from the esthetic point of view. About the reasons and treatment a state at which an eye twitches, it will be told in this article.
Why an eye – the most frequent reasons twitches
Various diseases to which carry Turett's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, paralysis Bella, conjunctivitis, etc. can cause involuntary reduction of muscles. However, most often similar reaction is provoked by stresses, overfatigue, fatigue and a sleep debt. In hard cases the situation is aggravated with the fact that the person begins to grind teeth, to clench fists, to click fingers, to move legs and other face muscles begin "to live life" some. Therefore that who wants to know why an eye twitches and what to do in this case, it is worth visiting the ophthalmologist and the neurologist, especially if the nervous tic disturbs several days and is aggravated with other problems.
Treatment of a disease
However, as a rule, the nervous tic arises and passes independently, without demanding correction, but if it brings concern and reduces quality of life, it is possible to try to minimize to the address to the doctor such unpleasant symptoms.
Carry to the main ways of treatment of a nervous tic:
- correction of food. Often spasms of muscles are provoked by a lack of magnesium and calcium of an organism. If an eye constantly twitches, then in this case it is possible to buy and spend on drink some vitamin and mineral complex, together with it having raised in a diet a share of the products rich with these components – nuts, peas, haricot, a sea cabbage, barley, oat and millet grits and also dairy products;
- relaxation actions. It absolutely optional have to be asanas of yoga and reading affirmation. It is possible to light the aromalamp and to lie down quietly with the book in the bathroom;
- to reduce load of eyes, so to limit work with the computer, viewing telecasts, etc.;
- intake of soothing medicines – infusion of a motherwort, a root a valerian, the novopassit, a tenoten and so forth;
- intake of antipsychotic medicines, Botox injections. The last are applied when the nerve under an eye twitches owing to a gemifitsialny spasm or a blefarospazm.
National and other methods of treatment
Special exercises which can be done several times a day have big efficiency. One of them is in strongly to narrow eyes, to execute a deep breath, then exhaled and to widely open eye-sockets. The sport and swimming helps to relax muscles. Folk healers recommend to do cold compresses, putting to eyes the cotton pads moistened in water for 20 minutes. And still it is useful to drink herbal teas on the basis of a plantain, a melissa, mint, an anise, a rue, etc. It is possible to add honey and a lemon to them.
Children suffer from this frustration more often than adult and pregnant women are subject to it at least. Here it is very important to draw a reasonable distinction between the single nervous tic and a chronic illness which is not constituting danger which can be caused by a tumor of a brain and serious disorder of nervous system. It is recommended to observe that who doubts and does not know what to do if the nerve under an eye twitches at emergence of such symptom it some time and if the situation is to be aggravated, see a doctor only.
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