Will Tonic Water Stop My Eyelid Twitching?

Eyelid myokymia, commonly referred to as “eyelid twitching”, is a common, benign condition that resolves in most individuals within hours to days; however, chronic cases can persist for several weeks to months, prompting the search for home remedies that may reduce the frequency or duration of sympt...

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Autores principales: Moshirfar, Majid, Somani, Shaan N, Shmunes, Kathryn M, Ronquillo, Yasmyne C
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Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7061523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32184555
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S235895
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description Eyelid myokymia, commonly referred to as “eyelid twitching”, is a common, benign condition that resolves in most individuals within hours to days; however, chronic cases can persist for several weeks to months, prompting the search for home remedies that may reduce the frequency or duration of symptoms. In this article, we discuss the proposed pathophysiologic mechanism and safety concerns surrounding tonic water as a treatment for eyelid myokymia.
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spelling pubmed-70615232020-03-17 Will Tonic Water Stop My Eyelid Twitching? Moshirfar, Majid Somani, Shaan N Shmunes, Kathryn M Ronquillo, Yasmyne C Clin Ophthalmol Commentary Eyelid myokymia, commonly referred to as “eyelid twitching”, is a common, benign condition that resolves in most individuals within hours to days; however, chronic cases can persist for several weeks to months, prompting the search for home remedies that may reduce the frequency or duration of symptoms. In this article, we discuss the proposed pathophysiologic mechanism and safety concerns surrounding tonic water as a treatment for eyelid myokymia. Dove 2020-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7061523/ /pubmed/32184555 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S235895 Text en © 2020 Moshirfar et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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