Many people say that when your eyelid twitches, it represents either good fortune or a bad event. Is this really the case? Below, I will explain what it means when your eyes twitch.
What Causes Eye Twitching
1. Overwork or long-term illness can damage the heart and spleen, leading to weakness in both organs and a lack of nourishment for the muscles and tendons, resulting in twitching eyelids.
2. Liver and spleen blood deficiency can lead to the generation of internal wind, which pulls and twitches the eyelids.
The clinical manifestations of eye twitching include twitching of the upper or lower eyelids, with varying frequency and intensity. Generally, the twitching becomes more frequent during periods of overwork, long periods of visual concentration, or insufficient sleep. The symptoms can be alleviated or disappear after rest.
Treatment for Eye Twitching
1. Heart and spleen blood deficiency:
Symptoms: Twitching eyelids, intermittent and frequent, worsens with fatigue. Accompanied by restlessness, insomnia, poor memory, reduced appetite, and fatigue.
Treatment: Tonify and nourish the heart and spleen.
Prescription: Guipi Decoction with modifications.
Effect: This prescription nourishes the heart and spleen, invigorates qi and blood, and nourishes the tendons and muscles, thus stopping the twitching.
2. Blood deficiency causing internal wind:
Symptoms: Continuous eyelid twitching, sometimes extending to the eyebrows, forehead, cheeks, and corners of the mouth, unable to be controlled.
Treatment: Nourish blood and suppress wind.
Prescription: Danggui Huoxue Drink with modifications. Ingredients: Chinese angelica, Chuanxiong, Rehmannia, white peony, astragalus, with added silkworm, gastrodia, uncaria, scorpion, and centipede (external treatment). Acupuncture can also be used, targeting points such as Zan Zhu, Cheng Qi, Si Bai, Si Zhu Kong, Feng Chi, Di Cang, Jia Che, Zu San Li, and Kunlun.
3. Local massage or plum blossom needle acupuncture
4. Eyelid twitching may be related to nerve and vascular abnormalities
If the above factors are excluded and eyelid twitching persists, it is necessary to consider facial muscle spasm and eyelid spasm.
In normal conditions, nerves and blood vessels perform their respective functions. Due to age-related factors, blood vessels become stiff (arteriosclerosis), which can compress the adjacent nerves, causing local damage to the nerve myelin sheath. This leads to changes in the electrical conduction of local nerves, increased muscle activity, and eyelid twitching (eyelid spasm), and even facial twitching on one side of the face.
The most common cause of facial muscle spasm is compression of the facial nerve root by blood vessels. If there is a problem with the nerves in the brain, both eyes may twitch simultaneously.
Signs of Eye Twitching
1. What does it mean when a woman's left eyelid twitches?
According to old sayings, it means she will become wealthy. From a scientific perspective, it may be due to lack of sleep or other reasons. For women, it may also be related to menstrual irregularities.
2. What does it mean when a man's left eyelid twitches?
It has the same meaning as for women, indicating good luck. Physiologically, it may be due to lack of sleep or anemia, excessive smoking and drinking, or eye diseases such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, conjunctivitis, and keratitis. Rest is recommended, and if there is no improvement, it is advised to seek medical examination and treatment. As one netizen has personally verified: "Left twitching means money, right twitching means disaster." Continuous twitching indicates an impending event that can be prevented (by reminding family members) or dealt with in advance.
Prevention of Eye Twitching
1. Ensure sufficient sleep
Adequate sleep can effectively relieve eye fatigue and prevent eye twitching.
If staying up late to read or playing games at night leads to insufficient sleep, it is not conducive to relieving eye fatigue and can even cause damage. In addition, excessive stress and emotional tension can reduce tear secretion and lead to eye fatigue. Therefore, it is important to control your emotions and try to maintain a calm mood.
2. Maintain fresh air and appropriate humidity in the room
Do not use electronic devices such as computers or televisions for too long, as they emit significant radiation that can cause eye dryness and fatigue if used for extended periods of time. If the room is also dry or if the air is polluted due to smoking, it can cause even greater harm to the eyes. Therefore, the room should be ventilated regularly, and a humidifier should be installed in air-conditioned rooms to maintain humidity at around 70% and create a clean and comfortable environment for the eyes.
3. Prevent UV radiation
UV radiation is a major cause of eye fatigue. Therefore, when engaging in outdoor activities, regardless of age, sunglasses should be worn to prevent UV radiation and protect the eyes.
UV rays can penetrate ordinary glass, so it is important to avoid direct sunlight when outdoors and wear sunglasses.
