Muscle twitching (or a nervous tic) is an involuntary short-term contraction of the muscles of the face or other parts of the body. For example, during falling asleep, the leg may twitch spontaneously, and the eyelid may twitch from excessive tension or extreme fatigue. Sometimes you can observe involuntary movements of the arms, neck, blinking of one or both eyes, frowning eyebrows. Nerve ticks can also include coughing, hiccups, grunts, chomping, or grunting.
Sometimes these tics annoy, sometimes they scare. It is believed that involuntary muscle twitching is completely harmless and disappears over time. However, for some people it remains for life. If in a person suffering from nervous tics, more and more muscles are affected each time, and nervous twitches are accompanied by sounds - this is already called Touretteβs syndrome.
It often happens that nerve tics appear as consequences of a traumatic brain injury, damage to the central nervous system by viruses, and the development of atherosclerosis. Some children and easily suggestible people may have imitation tics that occur when talking to someone with a tick.
Some patients are able to suppress involuntary tics, creating tension in the area of ββmuscle twitching, or vice versa, shifting all their attention to other parts of the body or creating new movements. This usually helps, as it subsequently significantly relaxes these muscles.
The most common is twitching of the muscles of the face, including the eyelids. Involuntary twitching of the eyelids can be caused by severe emotional fatigue and nervous strain.
If frequent muscle twitches begin to bother, irritate, appear more and more often, or affect other muscles, you should consult a doctor.
Since involuntary muscle twitching in children often has an age-related character and lasts for a relatively short period, for the effective treatment of this ailment, the child should be supported psychologically, surrounded by understanding, care and warmth. Protect him from stress and mental stress. At the same time, the child should do more sports, do morning exercises, walk in the fresh air.
Some psychologists recommend treating tic using the wedge-wedge method. To do this, the child, repeating time after time, must learn as accurately as possible to reproduce involuntary muscle movements. In the end, he will learn to manage them.
If drug treatment is required, then the following medications are prescribed to the patient:
- Antidepressants are prescribed to relieve anxiety.
- To restore the healing processes of the brain structures and improve their nutrition, nootropic drugs are used.
- To normalize metabolism and boost the immune system, vitamins are taken.
- To improve night sleep, sedative medications based on valerian or motherwort are used.
Using traditional medicine, involuntary muscle twitching can be quickly eliminated with the following recipes:
- A decoction of pharmacy chamomile will raise immunity and improve the body.
- Motherwort tincture, drunk at night, will well affect a calm and deep sleep.
- A glass of hot milk with honey will quickly fall asleep.
- The fruits of hawthorn, boiled in boiling water, will give the body a shock dose of vitamin C.
- Tea or mint tea will relieve stress and soothe nerves.
- It will help in the fight against stress tincture of Ivan-tea herbs and St. John's wort tea with chamomile flowers and honey.
Of the other remedies, the patient will benefit from a good relaxing massage, acupuncture procedures, water treatments, outdoor activities and a hobby for your beloved.