Reasons why children blink frequently

Children's physical health is an issue that family members are most concerned about. Since children's disease resistance and digestion abilities are not as strong as adults, they are more susceptible to diseases. We recommend that parents and friends take good care of their children in daily life to prevent them from getting sick. Some children are prone to frequent blinking. Below we will introduce the reasons why children blink frequently.

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.

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.

In the above article, we introduced a symptom that children are prone to, that is, frequent blinking. We know that there are many causes of frequent blinking in children. The above article analyzes the reasons why children blink frequently in detail. I hope it can be of some help to everyone.