The left eyelid jumps, and good things are coming;
Either to be promoted, or to become rich;
The left eyelid jumps, that auspicious omen;
Even if there is nothing, it makes me feel good.
"Left eye jumping wealth, right eye jumping disaster" is a common saying, and even some songs are sung.
In life, some people paste white paper when the eyes jump, let it "white jump", in order to eliminate disasters and disasters, and even some "masters" will measure the evil luck by jumping their eyelids.
The 35-year-old Mr. Wang's right eyelid has been jumping so hard that he can't help but get angry, and even scold people to drop things when it is serious. A while ago, he ran to tell fortunes, and the "master" said that the right eye jump was his wife's flower heart, suspected that his wife was having an affair, and when he returned home, he became angry with his wife, which made the family chicken and dog restless.
Is eyelid jumping a disaster or a disease? What is the difference between the left eye jump and the right eye jump? Today, we don't talk about superstition, let's talk about those things related to "eyelid jumping".
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First, the eyelids jump, the beating is really not the "eyelids"
The eyelids, also known as the eyelids, are located in front of the eyeball and are an important barrier to protect the eyeball. It consists of four layers of skin, muscle, fiber and eyelid conjunctiva from the outside to the inside.
There are two important sets of muscles around the eyes, one is called the orbicularis orbicularis muscle, which surrounds the eye and walks in a circular manner, and the other group is called the levator blersal muscle, which is fan-shaped.
The opening and closing of the eyelids is done by the relaxation and contraction of these two sets of muscles. Normally, eye muscle activity is transmitted to the orbicularis orbicularis muscle through the nerves under the control of the brain, and when it contracts, the eyelids close, and when the brain commands the upper eyelid muscles, the orbicularis muscles relax and the eyelids open.
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(Lift the eyelid muscles and orbicularis orbicularis muscles.) ）
So how do the eyelids jump? In fact, this is often for some reason, the nerves that innervate the eye muscles are too excited, do not obey the brain's instructions and involuntarily contract, implicated the eye muscles and the surrounding surface skin with trembling, causing eyelid tremors.
This makes it clear that what we call "eyelid jumping" is actually not the eyelid beating at all, but the muscles that control the eyelids are trembling.
Second, two reasons can cause the eyelids to jump
So, what is the reason for the jumping eyelids that we have?
There are two main factors: physiological and pathological:
Physiological factors:
Eyelid beats are often intermittent, with short onset, weak beats, and more unilateral, which can recover spontaneously.
This situation is mostly caused by excessive use of the eyes, excessive stress, and excessive fatigue, in addition, long-term sleep disorders, irregular life, cold stimulation, excessive smoking and drinking, and drinking a lot of coffee will stimulate eyelid beating. At this time, the eyes are actually telling you: I am too tired, I need to rest.
Pathological factors:
If the eyelid beat is accompanied by eye redness, tearing, foreign body sensation, it is likely that the nerve fibers that innervate the eye muscles are stimulated by inflammation, which may be due to primary inflammation of the eye (such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, etc.); if the eyelid beat is caused by eye fatigue, consider the cause of refractive error, which may be caused by myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
Here is a reminder that if the beating time is frequent and the amplitude is too large, even the eyebrows, forehead, corners of the mouth and even half of the face are twitching, it is not only the eyelids that jump, but also the alarm needs to be raised! This is likely to be an early manifestation of spasm of the facial muscles, or even a sign of intracranial disease (tumor, thrombosis). This condition is often caused by the compression of the facial nerves that innervate muscle movements, resulting in abnormal nerve impulses, which must be treated early.
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(Facial muscle spasm)
Third, there are many ways to treat "eyelid jumping"
【Physiological eyelid beats】
The seizure time is very short, usually for a few seconds, the degree of beating is not very serious, generally do not require special treatment, when the eyelids are jumping, you can close your eyes and rest for a while.
In daily life, you should quit smoking and alcohol, do not overuse computers and smart phones, and stay away from the screen every once in a while to relieve eye fatigue. In addition, you can also gently massage the eye area with your fingers, use a warm towel to apply eye and other physical therapy, generally can recover on its own.
If it occurs occasionally, it usually does not require treatment and can heal itself. If the beat is too frequent or the jump is prolonged, treatment is required.
【Pathological eyelid beats】
If it is caused by eye inflammation (keratitis, conjunctivitis, trichiasis, blepharitis), do not rub your eyes with your hands, so as not to cause bacteria into the eyes and aggravate the infection, please go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, and follow the doctor's recommendations for symptomatic treatment. If it is caused by refractive errors, please also go to the hospital in time to correct refraction and wear glasses after excluding other pathological conditions.
It should be noted that when we have the corners of the mouth and half of the face twitching together, and there are symptoms such as nausea and dizziness, suspected facial muscle spasm, and the primary disease is likely to be in the skull (nerve roots are compressed by blood vessels or tumors in the skull), we should seek medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the time of treatment [1].
Treatment includes physical therapy (medication, acupuncture, and occlusion - botulinum toxin injections) and surgery [2].
In addition, if it is an intracranial disease that causes eyelid beating or even facial spasms on the affected side, please go to the Neurology Department and Neurosurgery department in time, and treat it as soon as possible after a comprehensive MRI and other related professional examinations to better restore facial function.
Therefore, the eyelid jump is actually not related to blessings and misfortunes, but to your body. Health matters rely on themselves, do not rely on superstition, and seek medical treatment scientifically as soon as possible when there is a problem.
Review expert: Wang Xiangyan | Attending physician of the Department of Ophthalmology of Beijing Hospital
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