This is exactly me and people keep telling me it is allergies. I know it's not allergies but I do not know what else it could be. The amount of times i blink strains my eyes some how which makes me have horrible head aches... Advil doesn't help or ibuprofen :(... any suggestions on what it is or how I can help it
i am currently experiencing that kind of irritable blinking eyes deeply,,i dont know also what to do,,im always praying just to conquer that kind of mannerism,,its almosyt the same with ur situation too,,i want to conquer and overcome my mannersim pls.help me too.
i have had this problem for about 12 years. i'm 37 and have seen several doctors for what you describe. where i can connect is the "thinking about it" part of the symptoms. just as i'm typing this i wasn't blinking hard (that i noticed), but as i started thinking about it, the deep hard squints came on. of course, the more i think about it the more prevalent it becomes. other than thinking about it, my other trigger is tiredness. the less sleep i get the worse it is. i've seen everyone from my general doctor, allergist, optometrist, ophthalmologist, neurologist and a psychiatrist. for several years everyone thought it was blephoraspasms. however, the psychiatrist recognized it as a mild form of tourett's. at first i didn't want to believe her due to the stigma of tourett's and a bit of denial that i could have such a thing. however, she was finally able to get me to understand that it's basically a tic that i have. one thing i tried several years ago that seemed to help, but not cure, was acupuncture. it was very relaxing and seemed to help for a day or two. of course i would still have my days, but it seemed to be making slow but steady progress. i ended up stopping the acupuncture as it became costly and too hard to keep the frequency with my schedule at the time. it is something i'm considering going back to now, though.
I have this exact problem consistent with the deep eye blinking that increases when i think about it. Have either of you found a solution for this problem or a hint towards a diagnosis?
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who has this problem. You explained my blinking problem right to a T. I thought I was going crazy. I just seen a psychiatrist about it. He said to go to a optomologist. Good luck.
You should approach your problem by having a respected Eye MD physician (ophthalmologist) do a complete comprehensive medical eye examination on you. You should share your concerns as outlined above. As the Eye MD to rule out blepharospam which is a different entity than a nervous "tic" or mannerism.
Blepharospasm is a condition in which the muscle that shuts the eye repeatedly spasms. It generally just affects one eye and does not increase if a person is nervous. It is treated with Botox injections.
If the eye examination is normal you may want to consider seeing a psychiatrist. Most of these are "tics" and mannerisms. They run the gamut from something that is not even a problem to big problems to Tourett's Syndrome that can be incapacitating.
Many tics benefit from insight therapy or mile muscle relaxants or anti-anxiety drugs.
Go to this site to learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic
JCH III MD