For almost 3 years, he woke up just about every night with night terrors. He was a HORRIBLE sleeper, waking many times per night. Not once did I think food could be the cause. I just thought âOf course he has anxiety.
The most common known causes of eye twitching include fatigue, stress, anxiety, and excessive caffeine intake. Eye twitching may appear in response to irritation caused by smoke, dust, or a foreign body in the eye. Allergies and infections may cause irritation that leads to twitching.
Types of eye twitching. Minor eyelid twitch also can be caused by irritation of the surface of the eye ( cornea) or the membranes lining the eyelids (conjunctiva). Sometimes the cause of minor eyelid twitch cannot be identified. In almost all cases it is painless and harmless.