What causes a man's left eye to twitch?

What causes a man's left eye to twitch? We have all heard that left eye twitching means good luck, while right eye twitching means bad luck, so many of our friends are particularly concerned about eyelid twitching. Sometimes the eyelids will twitch for a long time, making people feel very uncomfortable. So what exactly causes the left eye to twitch? Is there something wrong with our eyes? Let's take a look at the explanation below.

The scientific name of eyelid twitching is "eyelid nystagmus", which is mainly caused by repeated contraction of a very thin muscle in the eyelid - the orbicularis oculi muscle. There are several reasons for this:

1. Overuse of eyes and physical discomfort. When you overuse your eyes and feel physically uncomfortable, your eye muscles will twitch involuntarily, which will cause "eye twitching". This twitching is often caused by increased tension in the nerve fibers that control the eye muscles. The "eye twitching" caused by this reason is often sporadic, once or two or three times a day, a few times each time, and lasts for one to two seconds. Generally, no medication is required, and the symptoms will be alleviated or disappear after proper rest.

2. Eye inflammation. Sometimes, in addition to eye twitching, there may be symptoms such as eye rubbing and red eyes. This is caused by eye inflammation, such as conjunctivitis, trachoma, etc. After treatment with rifampicin eye drops, ofloxacin and other drugs, the symptoms will disappear.

3. The nerve fibers that control the eye muscles are stimulated or compressed by inflammation. This situation is relatively rare. At this time, each eye twitch will last for a few seconds. The condition tends to worsen in stages, recurs repeatedly, or is easily triggered when nervous. You need to go to the hospital for examination.

After reading the simple explanation above, we should have a certain understanding of what causes a man's left eye to twitch. Although left eyelid twitching is very common, we still need to pay more attention to it in our daily lives and not overuse our eyes. Eyes are very important to us, and if we feel any discomfort, we should go to the hospital for examination in time.