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Unable to blink or close eyelid

Unable to blink or close eyelid

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How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Eye

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A 16-year old male asked:

When I blink I feel a very little pain in my right eyelid.What can it be?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

My top eyelid hurts when i touch it and when i blink it's been like this for a few days what should I do what is it?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

It feels like there's something under my eyelid, I look there's nothing there and when I try to flush it out it does nothing. Feel it when I blink.

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A member asked about a male:

My 20 mth son seems to have a slow blink on 1 side.1 eyelid lags behind slightly. Not all the time- I just notice it occasionally. Is that a concern?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

What can cause a swollen eyelid that hurts to touch and when I blink?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

Hello I woke up this morning and it hurt to blink, And it hurts to touch my eyelid, can you please Help me?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

This may sound weird but my eyelid feels little heavy and when I blink it tightens up then relaxes a bit. It has been doing it for wk now. What is it?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 49-year old asked:

Why is one of my eyelids so dry and when I blink?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

I have a bump inside my eyelid and every time I blink it hurts what is it?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old asked:

What to do if I have a white small bump on the inner eyelid it hurts when i blink. What should I do?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

What do you suggest if my eyelid is lagging sometimes when I blink, sort of a twitch mostly just like it slowly shuts it feels weird?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A male asked:

What can be done when your eyelid has pus in it and it starts coming out to the point you can't even blink anymore and it starts bleeding randomly?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

Bottom eyelid swollen hurts to blink what could it be? I was wearing make up & was inside in the hot and went out to the fresh air could tht cause it

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 16-year old male asked:

My left eyelid is thicker than the right and it hurts when I blink. There is no change in colour/drastic changes but they are normally the same. What is this and how can I make it go away?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

I'm 56 years old. I have noticed that I excessively blink my eyes and this has been going on for months now. Occasionally, it feels like something is in my eyelid. Nonetheless, I still blink excessively.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

Why is my eyelid swelling up, plus it hurts to blink?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

Currently experiencing a upper eyelid swelling that hurts whenever I blink?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

I have a pimple on my lower eyelid and there is puse comeing out what is it it does hurt when i blink?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

My Top left eyelid is very red and swollen and painful when I blink. I would like to know what it actually is and how to treat it. ?

1 doctor answer • 11 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

Inside my upper eyelid, I examined it and I saw really small bumps and I'm determined to know what it is. Every time I blink is uncomfortable. ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

I have elevated calcium and have been having nearly non stop (after every blink) spasms of my eyelid and occasionally in my leg for a week. Related?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

My eyelid is lagging sometimes when I blink, sort of a twitch mostly just like it slowly shuts it feels weird. Does this sound like anything serious?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

My right eyelid drops slightly on top of pupil not much, is that ptosis? Only see big difference if you look closely or in close up pictures. Im 19

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

2 months after chalazion eye surgery & if i look closely at the eyelid looks bigger than the other & when i touch it there's nothing is it normal?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I had an eyelash on the inside of my lower eyelid and I used my nail to scratch it out, a clear strand of something came out from there and now its uncomfortable to blink or close my eyes. What was that? Should I go to my doctor?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 51-year old female asked:

I have a small red bump on the bottom of my inner eyelid. It is red, uncomfortable and hurts- more when I blink. Advice?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

I have a stye on my eyelid it is on the inner part of the lid and it hurts to blink I have had lots of styles before. Can I wear makeup and contacts?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

At night I was inside my house it was really hot so I went outside and when I come back in I notice my left bottom eyelid swollen and it hurts t blink?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

Why does my eyelid twitch when someone taps me on the head? Every time I, or someone else taps me on the head, my eyelid blinks. I just wanted to know if there was any reason this may be.

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

My right eye/eyelid hurts when i blink. What should I do?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

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