What are the symptoms of frequent blinking in children?

What are the symptoms of frequent blinking in children? There are certain reasons why children blink frequently. Blinking in children may be due to eye problems or complications caused by other diseases. In short, parents should pay attention to see if their children have any problems with their eyes. If there are serious problems, they should be checked as soon as possible to prevent more serious problems and more serious consequences.

Frequent blinking in children is caused by eye fatigue at first, but it becomes a bad habit after a few times. All children are like this. The solution is not to let them read books or watch TV or other stimulating things for a period of time, and to remind them all the time. It will get better after a while.

Winking is also called blinking, which is a normal physiological phenomenon of the human body. Its main function is to ensure the moisture of the cornea and conjunctiva. Under normal circumstances, the interval between two blinks is more than a few seconds. If there is a paroxysmal rapid blink, it is an abnormal phenomenon.

If children blink frequently, it is worth paying attention to. The main reasons are as follows:

1. External eye inflammation and allergic diseases: mainly trachoma, chronic conjunctivitis, spring catarrhal conjunctivitis, etc. Children feel discomfort in their eyes and blink excessively.

2. Eyelashes: Some children are fat and have thick subcutaneous fat on their eyelids, which can cause entropion and eyelashes, or idiopathic entropion and eyelashes. Because the eyelashes touch the cornea or conjunctiva, there is a foreign body in the eyes, causing stinging sensation, and the child often squeezes his eyes.

3. Caused by foreign bodies: Foreign bodies on the conjunctiva and cornea accidentally enter the eye, and after the child rubs the eye, the foreign body remains on the surface of the bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, or fornix, or the foreign body scratches the bulbar conjunctiva and cornea, causing the child to squeeze and blink.

4. Caused by watching TV and playing computer: TV and video games change images quickly, and the screen keeps flashing. Long-term viewing can cause hyperexcitement of the visual higher center balance inhibition. Because children's visual function is not yet fully developed, visual hyperexcitement can cause a feedback defense action - multiple blinks.

5. Bad habits: Some children have no abnormalities in their eyes after examination, but they have an involuntary habit of blinking, which becomes more serious over time. Some parents scold their children after discovering that their children have the habit of blinking and squinting, which will cause the children to be overly nervous and make the blinking and squinting phenomenon more serious.

When parents find that their children often blink and squint, they should first carefully ask their children if they feel any discomfort in their eyes, whether they feel itchy or have a foreign body sensation, etc., and then ask an ophthalmologist to check and treat the cause. If necessary, antibiotic eye drops can be dripped into the eyes, and the inverted eyelashes can be removed, and foreign bodies in the cornea and conjunctiva can be removed. They should also stop watching TV and playing on the computer. If it is a bad habit of blinking and squinting, parents should not scold their children blindly, but educate them to try not to blink and squint consciously, and gradually overcome the bad habits of blinking and squinting.

If a child blinks frequently, parents should pay attention to how to restore their child's eyes to normal, know the cause, and take preventive measures. Never let your child develop more serious symptoms that may cause problems with his or her physical condition. Parents have a very important responsibility and should pay attention to their children's growth.