Why does my child blink frequently?

Children's health is a matter of concern for parents, especially for active children, who can easily get hurt without realizing it. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to their every move. Most children will show their problems through special actions or expressions. For example, why do some children blink frequently? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Frequent blinking in children is clinically known as abnormal blink syndrome. In the past, it was often thought to be caused by conjunctivitis, and simply treating it with antibiotic eye drops was often ineffective. Recently, as the incidence rate among children has increased, it has received widespread attention and research, making it clear that the causes of the disease are mostly related to refractive errors, visual fatigue, chronic eye inflammation or abnormal twitching.

reason:

1. The most common cause of the disease is watching TV, playing computer games, and playing video games for a long time. The main complaint is uncontrollable frequent blinking accompanied by varying degrees of foreign body sensation, redness, itching, dryness and other symptoms in the eyes. Some children have been using chloramphenicol, Runshu and other eye drops for a long time before seeing a doctor.

2. Ocular surface diseases, including trachoma, chronic conjunctivitis, keratitis, trichiasis and other common eye diseases.

3. Children suffering from lead poisoning or picky eating lack trace elements. For example, lead poisoning can lead to symptoms such as blinking, twitching of the mouth, irritability, and inattention.

4. Neurological diseases: Some children may experience blinking and involuntary facial twitching due to spasms of the face and orbicularis oculi muscle. Need to be transferred to neurology department for treatment.

Mitigation methods:

Frequent blinking in children is abnormal and noticeable. Improper handling may affect the children's normal life, study and even physical and mental development. Parents, teachers or classmates should be advised to understand and comfort them. Do not force training, scold loudly or laugh at them, so as to prevent the children from becoming overly nervous and increasing their blinking movements. For children with abnormal blinking, we should first inquire about their living habits in detail. Those who are fans of TV and computer games should be restricted as much as possible, and those with picky eating habits should be corrected. Secondly, the eye condition should be carefully examined, and those with conjunctivitis, trachoma, punctate damage of the corneal epithelium, and refractive errors should be actively treated. Finally, those children without any symptoms should be given psychological and behavioral treatment to distract their attention and overcome bad habits. After comprehensive treatment, most children can recover.