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What Causes Pulsation Above The Eye?
Posted on
Fri, 9 May 2014
Medically reviewed by
Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 9 May 2014
Answered on
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Question : I ve occasional pulsation above my right eye, could this be allergies
Brief Answer:
not likely allergies
Detailed Answer:
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Allergies of the eye would normally present with redness and itchiness of the eye, increased water discharge, swelling.
It would not normally cause abnormal sensations above the eye, skin allergies would cause an itchy rash.
Abnormal pulsation may be due to different possible causes such as (1) muscle twitching this may be related to issues with the muscles and or nerves
(2) peripheral neuropathy- abnormal function or structure of nerves
Peripheral neuropathy is often temporary in some cases. The possible causes include:(1)diabetes
(2)liver or kidney disease
(3)exposure to toxins
(4)trauma
(5)vitamin b12 or folate deficiency
(6)some autoimmune diseases
(7)neurological diseases such as MS or stroke
(8)idiopathic - cause not known
You can consider monitoring the symptom, if it recurs or worsens then you may want to consider visiting your doctor for an assessment which would include physical examination and investigations.
Summary- not likely allergies
not likely allergies
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic
Allergies of the eye would normally present with redness and itchiness of the eye, increased water discharge, swelling.
It would not normally cause abnormal sensations above the eye, skin allergies would cause an itchy rash.
Abnormal pulsation may be due to different possible causes such as (1) muscle twitching this may be related to issues with the muscles and or nerves
(2) peripheral neuropathy- abnormal function or structure of nerves
Peripheral neuropathy is often temporary in some cases. The possible causes include:(1)diabetes
(2)liver or kidney disease
(3)exposure to toxins
(4)trauma
(5)vitamin b12 or folate deficiency
(6)some autoimmune diseases
(7)neurological diseases such as MS or stroke
(8)idiopathic - cause not known
You can consider monitoring the symptom, if it recurs or worsens then you may want to consider visiting your doctor for an assessment which would include physical examination and investigations.
Summary- not likely allergies
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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