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DiscussionIs facial twitching due to neuropathy?
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Hi @johnbishop
Thank you very much for your reply.
I have read about hemifacial spasms but this is both sides.
I would say it is mainly right sided but I do get twitches around the left eye too. On a daily basis it seems to move from left under eye to right under eye and chin and lip. Both under eyes are getting stronger. I don't drink alcohol. I drink 2 coffees a day max before 11.30 am. I don't sleep too well.
At the moment, due to the NHS waiting list initiative I am very lucky to have a private Neurologist from Medicare. I saw him in August and I thought he was extremely thorough. He checked for Bells Palsy. Ordered more electrical testing and an MRI head which I had under NHS on 26 Aug, this is still unreported, I checked today. And I used to work for that Radiologist!
I have hemifacial spasms for 4 years now. Just started small amounts of Botox injections every 4 months a year ago. My neurologist seems to think that I now have Botox complications of the Botox spreading! The left side of my face that has the spasms & Botox injections is getting more & more stiff to where my smile is crooked & it appears I talk out the right side of my mouth. The left side spasms are worse around the side of my mouth. Anyone else having this problem???
Hi Karen @fue, There are a couple of discussions on hemifacial spasms that you might want to view. Here's some information on the condition.
"The condition may be caused by a facial nerve injury, or a tumor, or it may have no apparent cause. Rarely, doctors see individuals with spasm on both sides of the face. Most often hemifacial spasm is caused by a blood vessel pressing on the facial nerve at the place where it exits the brainstem."
-- Hemifacial Spasm: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/hemifacial-spasm
Discussions on hemifacial spasms:
-- MVD surgery for Hemifacial Spasms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mvd-surgery-for-hemifacial-spasms/
-- Hemifacial spasm: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hemifacial-spasm-1/
Have you thought about seeking help at a major teaching hospital or health facility?