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What is Eyes Twitching? Is it omens or health issues?

“Right eye twitching is bad but left eye twitching is good” Have you ever heard of this phrase? Many people might think it is an omen that tells you something bad is going to happen, but can the eye twitch tell us that we are having health issues? Today, we are going to find out what eye twitching is and whether it is an omen or health issues.

What is eye twitching?

It is a symptom that the eyelids move quickly in a shorter period and may occur frequently and can be irritating. Eye twitching is more likely to occur frequently in both the upper and lower eyelids. Most of them occur in the upper eyelid area. In addition, twitching eyes are also a warning sign of Dystonia.

Causes of Eye Twitching

  • It’s caused by facial muscle contractions.
  • It’s caused by stress, anxiety, and lack of sleep.
  • There are eye problems such as dry eyes or tired eyes.
  • The body lacks certain vitamins or nutrients.
  • It is caused by irritation in the inner eyelids or allergies.
  • Smoke or drink too much alcohol.

What kind of symptoms do you have to see a doctor?

Most of the time, eye twitching usually comes in the short term and disappears on its own. But if anyone has the following symptoms should see a doctor for treatment in time.

  • The eyelids drop down causing blurred vision.
  • There are twitching symptoms in other areas of the joint face, such as the corner of the mouth.
  • The twitching eye makes it difficult to open the eyes or the eyes are completely closed which cause you cannot see.
  • Have twitchy eyes for a few weeks.

How to treat eye twitching

Usually, eye twitching can heal on its own, but it shouldn’t happen too often. Therefore, we’ll look at how to protect the eye from twitching till it irritates. There are the following methods:

  1. Refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol
  2. Make yourself relaxed, free from stress or anxiety.
  3. Get enough sleep and get enough rest.
  4. After taking a shower every time, a massage is recommended to relax the muscles around the eyes.
  5. Hot or warm compress around the eyes for no more than 10 minutes.
  6. Those who wear contact lenses regularly or develop dry eyes frequently are advised to use artificial tears to keep their eyes moist.

Belief in eye twitching

According to ancient times, it is believed that the left eye twitch means that there will be good things or events. The right eye twitch believes that bad things or events can happen. It also has a deep meaning according to the period as well.

  • Eye twitching in the morning (05.00 am – 8.00 am)

Left eye: You’ll have a fight, or a fight will come to you.

Right eye: There will be foreign relatives coming.

  • Eye twitching in the late morning (09.00 am – 12.00 am)

Left eye: Something bad will happen in the family.

Right eye: Relatives living abroad bring good fortune.

  • Eye twitching in the afternoon (01.00 pm – 4.00 pm)

Left eye: There is the opposite sex talk about

Right eye: Everything success as you think

  • Eye twitching at night ( from 07.00 pm onward)

Left eye: There will be good news the next morning.

Right eye: There will be a quarrel with the family members.

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