What is the reason for children blinking frequently?

What is the reason why children blink frequently? It is abnormal for children to blink frequently. What causes it? The following are some common reasons. For parents, it is very important to find out the reasons to prevent their children's eyes from being affected and their children's development from having problems. In short, as parents, they must pay attention to their children's growth.

If a child blinks 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.

There are many reasons why children blink frequently, but the most common one is eye discomfort. Why does it happen? This requires further examination. In short, parents should pay attention to their children's adverse symptoms. Many local symptoms can reflect many problems, such as children’s frequent blinking.