Question 1

what causes rapid eye blinking?

Accepted Answer

Tics: Most commonly this represents motor tics especially when you are aware of them.

Question 2

what neurological disorder causes rapid eye blinking especially under stress as well as head movements?

Accepted Answer

Motor Tics: Motor tics are common and this is related to stress and it is one of the common movement disorders, motor tic commonly presents as eye blinking, gesturing of the face, head movement, shoulder thrusting and other sudden limb or trunk movement.
Tics are involuntary but it can suppressed and aggrevated by stress also they are waxing and waning in occurrence.

Question 3

what causes headaches & eye blinking?

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Headache: Causes of headache include stress (tension headache), sinusitis, allergies (sinus headache), bright lights (migraine), lack of caffeine (caffeine headache).  Eye blinking may be caused by stress, fatigue, dry eye, allergy, or neurologic disorders.

Question 4

what are causes of infrequent or lack of eye blinking?

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Uncommon: The blink rate goes down with concentrated attention such as computer work.  No blinking at all is pathologic and will cause corneal opacitification due to dryness.  That could be due to lid trauma with scarring or neurologic damage (rare).  Blinking is automatic and not really under conscious control for more than a few moments.

Question 5

does blepharitis cause excessive eye blinking ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is an irritation of your eyelid, so your body tries to wash it away by blinking and often tearing.

Question 6

how often does blepharitis cause abnormal eye blinking ?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Blepharitis is irritating, so some blink alot, some rub, some tear etc.

Question 7

can extreme anger cause eye blinking or eyelid twitching?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: You are describing myokymia - an involuntary twitching of the skin around the eyelids. It's believed to be related to lack of sleep, stress, and caffeine use. Change these risk factors and it should abate.

Question 8

is it a problem if i have rapid eye blinking?

Accepted Answer

Not Necessarily: Blink rates will vary from person to person with most people blinking once approximately every 4 seconds. When reading, blink rate will decrease. Various conditions may cause more rapid eye blinking. The most common cause is tear film insufficiency or dry eye syndrome. Other causes include allergies, chemical or foreign body irritants, and involuntary spasm (blepharospasm), among others.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: eye blinking?

Accepted Answer

Eye blinking: Eye blinking =  rapid closure of eyelids.

Question 10

recent onset of repititive rapid eye blinking -- what could this mean?

Accepted Answer

Eye irritation: Your description is most consistent with eye irritation causing secondary blepharospasm.  Try using frequent artificial tears, ointment at night, and warm compresses and see if it improves.  Also avoid stress, stimulants such as caffeine/nicotine/cocaine/meth, get adequate rest.  If it gets worse, call and eye doctor.

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