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I have a lot of twitching/jumping nerves in my head lately. why could this be?
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Muscles jump: Irritable nerves may make scalp and/or facial muscles twitch. Many possibilities here: tourette's disease, sleep deprivation, low blood calcium, magnesium, blood sugar, cafeine, illicit stimulants (crack etc).
Answered 9/17/2020
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