How to relieve children's frequent blinking

Parents must be very worried if their children blink frequently. There are many reasons why children blink frequently, so we recommend that parents send their children to the hospital for treatment in time if they find that their children blink frequently. Never delay treatment for any reason. So is there any way we can use to relieve children's frequent blinking? Below we will introduce to you some methods to relieve children’s frequent blinking.

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.

Frequent blinking in children may also be a symptom of tics. The symptoms of tics are varied. Simple motor tics are commonly manifested as blinking, eye rolling, tilting the nose, sticking out the tongue, turning the head, nodding, stretching the neck, opening the mouth, shrugging the shoulders, straightening the abdomen, and inhaling. The complex tics of motor tics in children present in strange and diverse postures and ugly shapes, such as impulsive touching of people or objects, stabbing movements, stomping of feet, whole body shaking as if electrocuted, walking in circles, turning the waist and hips, squatting and kneeling, or a series of repeated continuous meaningless movements.

Frequent blinking in children is abnormal and noticeable. Improper handling may affect the children's normal life, study and even physical and mental development. Parents, teachers or classmates should be advised to understand and comfort them. Do not force training, scold loudly or laugh at them, so as to prevent the children from becoming overly nervous and increasing their blinking movements. For children with abnormal blinking, we should first inquire about their living habits in detail. Those who are fans of TV and computer games should be restricted as much as possible, and those with picky eating habits should be corrected. Secondly, the eye condition should be carefully examined, and those with conjunctivitis, trachoma, punctate damage of the corneal epithelium, and refractive errors should be actively treated. Finally, those children without any symptoms should be given psychological and behavioral treatment to distract their attention and overcome bad habits. After comprehensive treatment, most children can recover.

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 children's frequent blinking. The above article gives us a detailed introduction to the methods to relieve children's frequent blinking. I believe everyone has already understood it.