Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions on one side of the face. It typically starts with painless but annoying twitching around one eye. Over ...

Blepharospasm describes a condition where a person experiences an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the eyelid. “Blepharo” refers to the eyelids, while “spasm” describes twitching of the ...

After undergoing six root canals over the years, Tippy McInerny wasn’t surprised when her dentist gave her several shots of a local anesthetic and stretched her mouth open for more than an hour while ...

Have you ever experienced an annoying, persistent twitch in your eyelid? Eye twitching — also known as myokymia — is a common phenomenon that most people encounter at some point in their lives. While ...

His plane was coming in for a landing at Philadelphia International Airport when Allen M. Weiss, a marketing professor at the University of Southern California, felt a spasm of pain pierce his left ...

You’re sitting at your computer when it starts — that annoying flutter in your eyelid that feels like a tiny butterfly trapped under your skin. Most of the time, eye twitching is harmless and goes ...

Although muscle spasms are usually short lived and aren’t serious, they can be painful. Stretching can be particularly helpful at relieving a muscle spasm. Other home treatments like massage, using ...