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amother
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Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:29 pm
My teenage son is just told me that for a few weeks already he has eye lid flutters. He just told me. I'll have to take him to a Dr. Of course Google is scaring the wits out of me.
It's only one eye and it's not constant. It comes and it goes.

What can it be?
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amother
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Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:44 pm
Please don’t panic. Sometimes people get eyelid twitches for all sort of reasons, like not getting enough sleep. If it’s something that has only been going on a short time, and there’s no other suspicious symptoms (pain, redness, swelling, etc) I really wouldn’t panic. You should call and speak to the doctor to ease your fears and see if he needs further examination, but most likely iyh he’s going to be fine.
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amother
NeonYellow


 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:45 pm
amother OP wrote:
My teenage son is just told me that for a few weeks already he has eye lid flutters. He just told me. I'll have to take him to a Dr. Of course Google is scaring the wits out of me.
It's only one eye and it's not constant. It comes and it goes.

What can it be?


I have this on occasion. It’s just some irritated nerve or something like that. It goes away after a few hours or days depending. Do get it checked out though so you have some peace of mind
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amother
Lemonchiffon


 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:46 pm
don't panic.

happens to me when I don't get enough sleep.
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amother
Coffee


 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:49 pm
Happens to me a lot. Can sometimes last 2-3 wks.
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amother
Snowflake


 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:52 pm
I get eye lid twitches whenever I don’t sleep enough. It’s likely lack of sleep or not eating properly. Unlikely to be serious.
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Sewsew_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:54 pm
For me it's from a lack of sleep.
Or lack of magnesium.

Google sucks the life out of you for there stuff.
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Imateacher




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:54 pm
My eyelid used to twitch when I was a teen and I barley slept
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flowerpower




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 3:54 pm
amother Snowflake wrote:
I get eye lid twitches whenever I don’t sleep enough. It’s likely lack of sleep or not eating properly. Unlikely to be serious.


This!! No need to panic!!!
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cupcake123




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 4:00 pm
No sleep or too much caffine does it to me.
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scruffy




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 4:01 pm
I used to get this in camp. Lack of sleep as others have said.
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amother
Denim


 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 5:05 pm
Magnesium deficiency is a common cause.
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Gneshe




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 06 2024, 6:50 pm
Stress or lack of sleep commonly cause this
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amother
Eggshell


 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 1:32 pm
I get it too. Comes from lack of sleep and magnesium deficiency.
Although Google will tell you it’s a brain tumor…..
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amother
Lightblue


 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 4:03 pm
I had this as a teen. I looked into it then and saw that it often comes from lack of sleep. It made sense, since I definitely was often sleep deprived. I never get them now.
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Tovahs




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 5:11 pm
cupcake123 wrote:
No sleep or too much caffine does it to me.


This. I asked my eye doctor about it, he said no caffeine for 1 week, and then I can slowly start again. Really helped!
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amother
Sienna


 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 9:09 pm
I get eyelid twitches, toe twitches, and finger twitches, all the time!! Sometimes they last days or weeks.

They always end up going away.

Please don't panic!
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amother
DarkGray


 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 9:13 pm
amother OP wrote:
My teenage son is just told me that for a few weeks already he has eye lid flutters. He just told me. I'll have to take him to a Dr. Of course Google is scaring the wits out of me.
It's only one eye and it's not constant. It comes and it goes.

What can it be?


I get it all the time when I'm tired
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amother
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Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 9:32 pm
amother Eggshell wrote:
I get it too. Comes from lack of sleep and magnesium deficiency.
Although Google will tell you it’s a brain tumor…..

Yes exactly! I have to keep on reminding myself that it's only one eye and it's not constant because what I think is that if it would be that serious it would affect both eyes. On the other hand, who knows.... Google probably knows better than I do. My son told me I shouldn't worry he's feeling perfectly fine nothing else is bothering him. And over shabbos I kept thinking that I didn't ask him enough questions. Boy oh boy I'm laughing at myself where my nutty brain is taking me too
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wiki




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Sep 07 2024, 10:36 pm
It can also be a symptom of some viral infections.
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