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What Causes Spasms In Eye And Mouth?

My name is Kimiko. I have been having spasms in my left eye for a few months. I just thought I needed an eye exam. Now I m having involuntarily spasms on the left side of my mouth. Specifically my upper lip. What is going on? Could it be stress and/or blood pressure?
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Hello Kimiko and Welcome to HCM.

Thank You for your query.

I can completely understand your concern.

As per your history,I would like to tell you that either there may be some twitching of the facial muscles of the left side of your face,or the etiology lies with the nerves supplying the eyes and the mouth.

The facial nerve supplies most of the facial muscles.weakness of this nerve causes facial nerve paralysis,or facial palsy.

In case of facial nerve palsy, there is Weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure.The face sags and is drawn across to the opposite side on smiling. Voluntary eye closure gets difficult.Pain is often a prominent feature.

I would recommend you to consult your General Physician,for a detailed history ,and further assessment of your case.I would assure you that this is completely curable,if shown in the initial stage itself.

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What Causes Spasms In Eye And Mouth?

Hello Kimiko and Welcome to HCM. Thank You for your query. I can completely understand your concern. As per your history,I would like to tell you that either there may be some twitching of the facial muscles of the left side of your face,or the etiology lies with the nerves supplying the eyes and the mouth. The facial nerve supplies most of the facial muscles.weakness of this nerve causes facial nerve paralysis,or facial palsy. In case of facial nerve palsy, there is Weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure.The face sags and is drawn across to the opposite side on smiling. Voluntary eye closure gets difficult.Pain is often a prominent feature. I would recommend you to consult your General Physician,for a detailed history ,and further assessment of your case.I would assure you that this is completely curable,if shown in the initial stage itself. Thank You Please HIt a THANKS,if this helped you with your query. Do write back for followup queries,or other doubts. Good Luck. Stay Healthy.