Why do children love to blink?

Today's children are lively, cute, active, and often do things that make people laugh. These behaviors may be what children do to attract adults' attention or just to make trouble. However, some behaviors may be pathological and may be a precursor to certain diseases. To carefully distinguish these behaviors, parents need to observe their children carefully on a daily basis. Recently, a friend raised the question of why children like to blink. Is it because children like to blink because their eyes are uncomfortable or for other reasons? Next, let us learn about the relevant content about children like to blink.

Habitual blinking: Some children have a history of frequent blinking due to one of the above causes. After treatment and the cause is eliminated, they still retain the habit of frequent blinking. Some children, because they usually don't pay attention, like to imitate others by blinking frequently, which results in a habit of frequent blinking. Parents should give timely reminders to help their children exercise self-control.

Inflammatory stimulation: This is the most common cause, which may be caused by infections such as bacteria, viruses, chlamydia, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. In addition to increased blinking, there are also symptoms such as: redness and itching of the eyes, increased secretions, and tears. Xiaoxin belongs to this situation. To treat frequent blinking caused by bacterial inflammatory stimulation, you can use tobramycin eye drops or 0.1% rifampicin eye drops 3-6 times a day, or apply antibiotic eye ointments such as erythromycin once a night.

In severe cases, the frequency of eye drops application can be increased to once every 1-2 hours. If the inflammation is caused by a virus, use acyclovir or endafin eye drops every 1-2 hours. Severe cases require systemic medication.

Congenital entropion and trichiasis: Some children are born with congenital inverted eyelids (medically known as eyelids), which causes the eyelashes to fall on the surface of the eyeball, irritating the cornea (the surface of the black eyeball) and causing tears.

Regarding the question of why children like to blink, I believe that after reading the above content, everyone has a certain understanding. Some children love to blink all the time. They may be imitating the behavior of adults blinking. This is out of curiosity. Some children may also have eye discomfort or symptoms such as tics. Therefore, for this kind of behavior, it is recommended that parents take their children to the hospital for examination.