Why does a child blink suddenly?

The movements of a child who has not yet learned to speak may be a sign of illness, so parents must always pay attention to every move of the child. Why do children suddenly blink? The main reason is excessive eye strain from watching TV, eye fatigue, or trachoma. Another reason is that the child has tics, including twitching of the eyes, nose, and facial muscles. These are just a few of the reasons. There are many reasons why children blink. Below we will introduce other reasons in detail.

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. The harm caused by these ocular surface diseases is very serious and parents cannot ignore it.

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. Therefore, dietary management should be strengthened to provide children with safe and reliable food sources as much as possible.

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. And treatment must be timely, otherwise the disease may be delayed.

What is the reason why children suddenly blink? After the detailed analysis above, I believe everyone will know the reason. So parents, please pay attention, if a child blinks frequently it indicates that there is something wrong with his/her body. Young parents, in particular, should not let their children watch TV or play computer games for a long time. Take your children outdoors to see green plants, eat more fish and carrots, do more eye exercises, and protect their eyes.