Though eyelid twitching (technically called myokymia) can feel disconcerting, the good news is that it’s typically fleeting and harmless. Nevertheless, when you’re in the throes of the mini muscle ...

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

Sometimes our bodies do odd things. A friend recently asked me about her twitchy eye, and my own eye muscles twitch once in a while. Have you ever wondered why? The medical term is blepharospasm, and ...

What Is an Eye Twitch? An eye twitch is an eye muscle or eyelid spasm or movement that you can’t control. Your doctor might call it blepharospasm. It tends to happen more in your upper eyelid. The lid ...

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

If you’ve ever experienced an eye twitch, you know just how irritating it can be. While usually not dangerous, it can seemingly appear out of nowhere, sometimes last for weeks, and then disappear just ...

Eye twitching is not typically related to migraine, though both conditions may share triggers like caffeine or lack of sleep. While migraine can cause various eye symptoms, persistent eye twitching is ...

Stress, caffeine, and sleep deprivation are all major eye-twitching culprits, since they all throw off your nervous system. We’ve all had it happen: You’re trying to hold a conversation when your eye ...

Eyelid twitching, or myokymia, is often harmless, triggered by stress or caffeine. However, persistent twitching alongside sudden vision changes, weakness, or facial numbness could signal serious ...

With eye twitching, sometimes both the bottom and top lids will spasm. The spasms may even be strong enough to shut your eye. Usually, this isn’t anything to worry about — even during pregnancy. But ...