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Muscle spasm in cheek
A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
No: There are multiple medications we use for muscle spasticity to varying degrees of help including flexeril, zanaflex, soma, baclofen, Valium, and skela... Read More
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3.6k viewsReviewed Nov 27, 2021
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Spasm: This irritability of a superficial nerve in the face may be due to deficiencies of calcium, magnesium or may be seen with caffeine intake. It'll proba... Read More
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1.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Preventive Medicine 16 years experience
Probably cyst : Probably a cyst or abscess. Either of which might cause some muscle spasm/cramping if it is deep enough. See your medical provider to determine the ... Read More
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2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Jay Bradleyanswered
Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery 20 years experience
Hemifacial spasm : Hemifacial spasm is contraction of one side of the face. It can be due to irritation of the facial nerve due to a blood vessel but can also be due to... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
See your doctor: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person. He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run la... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hassan Bencheqrounanswered
24 years experience
Muscle spasms: Usually a muscle spasm happens around the spine when it tries to "stabilize" the spine during a strain. When you strain it during sleep in a bad posit... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahimanswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Tension : You might have tension, headache, anxiety. That may explain why your anxiety medicine helps. When in doubt see your doctor.
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4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ayo Aduanswered
Sports Medicine 16 years experience
Hard to say: This could be coming from the back of your neck. The cervical muscles attach to the base of your skull so this may be the source of the spasms.
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hanul Bhandarianswered
Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine 15 years experience
Yes it is possible: Yes, there are muscles on your face and head and they can go into spasm much like any other muscle. It is less common than other areas of the body suc... Read More
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4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Nerve: without an exam, I can only give general information. And, electrical component, spasm, in a dirction of a nerve, in a spot where nerves are generally... Read More
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2.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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