We've had so many messages to do a video on eye twitches or twitching eyelid and i guess
the time has come in this week's video we're going to be looking at why it happens
tips treatments and most importantly we're going to look at when you should seek medical attention
for the eye twitches so first of all isn't it something that you should be worried about
well generally speaking eye twitches are very common and they're very rarely anything serious
usually they go away all by themselves now let's say you've had an eye switch for more than two
weeks well that's when you should seek medical advice about it now there's loads more reasons
when you should seek medical attention about an eye twitch and i'm going to discuss that
later on in the video and everything that we speak about in the video will also be available
in the description below so feel free to check it out at any point in the video so moving on
what are the symptoms of a twitching eye because we're all different and we can all experience
different symptoms now generally speaking an eye or an eyelid twitch whichever you want to call it
really has a sensation of flickering quivering or a gentle tug in the eyelid it can be repetitive
occurring every few seconds or every couple of minutes so we now know the basics but how do we
stop an eye twitch let's say you've had one for a few hours or a few days and you just want to
get rid of it well there are a few things that you can do to help and we're going to run through them
now but please do let us know in the comments below which one helps you the most and we can
maybe do our own little youtube experiment from these results to see which one helps the most
now let's begin so tip number one i was actually informed this by a gp colleague of mine in
practice and that's to apply a warm compress directly to the twitching eye and this is going
to help relax those muscles and to be quite honest with you i've had some really good feedback from
patients that i've recommended this to now if you're wondering how to do a hot compress it's
really simple all you have to do is get a clean washcloth or a flannel soak it in hot water wring
it out obviously make sure it's not too hot that you burn yourself wring it out and then apply it
to the eye and then once the heat starts to go from it you can do that process again as many
times as you want really now in terms of how long and how often you should be doing this because i'm
pretty sure a lot of people will be wondering this question i'd say as soon as the ice switch is gone
that's it you don't need to continue doing it once you have the eye twitch i'd say do it a couple of
times a day but most importantly do it when it's convenient for you that's the most important thing
tip number two this can be done either after the warm compress or even throughout the day
and it's just gently massaging the area of the eye twitch and this is going to help a lot but please
remember please wash your hands first before you do it and be gentle the most important thing is
that you keep your hands washed and clean because the last thing you want is an eye infection
whilst you've got an eye twitch i guess tip number three if you're someone who uses a computer quite
regularly or watches a lot of television or uses a phone quite often you need to start taking regular
breaks because what all of these screens do is they call something called digital eye strain
and that is not going to help with an eye twitch so if you are someone who has a lot of screen time
please every 30 to 40 minutes take a five to ten minute break and that's going to help reduce that
digital eye straight now during those breaks get up and go for a walk that's probably the best
thing that you can do try and stay active because sitting down for long periods well that's not good
for you either okay tip number four monitor your alcohol and caffeine intake because too much of
it can actually cause eye twitches and i know it's easier said than done but the first thing
you should begin with is keeping a log of it on your phone or on a piece of paper and write down
how much coffee you're having how much tea how much energy drinks how many alcoholic beverages
so basically how many times you're having caffeine and alcohol log all of that on your phone or on
a piece of paper now once you have the data you can then analyze it to see if you're having a low
medium or high amount of caffeine or alcohol now what i'm going to do is i'm going to leave two
calculators in the description below one for alcohol and one for caffeine and i'd highly
recommend you use it to see how often how much caffeine and alcohol intake you're having per day
now just a heads up the caffeine intake calculator is actually a calculator to use for pregnant
ladies but the actual calculating software on there is really good so just giving you a heads
up before you go on there moving on to tip number five get plenty of sleep so if you're an adult you
need to aim for about eight to nine hours every single night also try to stress less and relax
more all of these are going to massively help with eye twitches now recently i've begun doing yoga
and i started watching youtube videos and there's loads of different yoga tutorials on there and to
be honest i feel great after i feel so relaxed and less stressed but then again i guess it's
not everyone's cup of tea as we say in the uk it might not be your cup of tea and if it's not your
cup of tea i'm gonna stop saying cup of tea now then there's loads of other different things that
you can do to help you stress less and relax more the nhs have some really useful articles
all about this topic so what i will do is i'll leave a link to it in the description below so
if you're interested please check it out in some cases having dry eyes can lead to eye twitching
now you must be wondering well how do i know if i've got dry eyes well some of the symptoms that
could suggest dry eyes include itchy eyes sore eyes gritty eyes and also your eyes being more
watery than normal but these symptoms are seen in a range of other eye conditions as well so
the best advice i can give you is always speak to your healthcare professional if you have any of
these sort of dry eye symptoms they can assess your symptoms examine you and find out exactly
what kind of eye condition you've got and if you do have dry eyes they may recommend an eye drop
for you to use and tip number six medication believe it or not some medicines can actually
cause eye twitches so if you're taking a medicine and you feel like the twitches have increased or
it's causing you eye switches then speak to your pharmacist or your doctor about it so they can
advise you appropriately what i wouldn't recommend is that you stop that medication without getting
the advice first so just speak to your healthcare professional and get some advice so that's the
end of the tips but as i said at the start of the video there are certain situations where you will
need to seek medical advice from your healthcare professional so what i'm going to do is i'm just
going to list through them so for example if you've had an eye twitch for more than two weeks
if you have a twitch in more than one place if the affected area feels weak and if you're taking any
prescribed medication which you think is causing the eye twitch now i'm gonna leave loads more
information in the description below for you so please feel free to check it out i really hope
this video helps you and please do let us know which one of the tips has helped you the most
maybe we can do our own little youtube experiment so don't forget to leave a comment below
thanks for watching always remember you're awesome and i will see you next week all by themselves
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