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Can an eye twitch be caused by a tumour?

Asked by tan253 (2948points) October 19th, 2017

I’m still here and still have my eye twitch!
I went back to the Optometrist today and all he did was told me to get some glasses but my eyes are not that bad, I am at the very start of needing a prescription. I have started doing some research now – the Optometrist said that the lower nerve which is making my eye twitch is not directly linked to the brain but part of Parotid Gland Nerve, so now I’m wondering if I have a tumor in this gland that is sitting on the nerve making it twitch. Seems logical right? My question – if this were the case would it make the eye twitch all the time? Sometimes I have days of almost no twitching and then days like yesterday where it twitched non stop for hours! The strange thing is is that it twitches if wind gets in or my hair gets into it or I sneeze, then it won’t really twitch at all. Any thoughts? I’m going back to my Dr to demand an x-ray or something – I just want this twitch gone!
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