Why does my child frequently clear his throat?

A friend’s child is seven years old. For some unknown reason, the child kept clearing his throat some time ago. At first, my friend thought there was a foreign object in the child’s throat and suspected it was a symptom of pharyngitis, so he kept treating it as if it were pharyngitis. After a period of treatment, there was no effect, which made my friend very worried, so he took the child to the hospital for examination. The results showed that it was not pharyngitis. What was going on? Below, the editor will give you a detailed introduction to why children frequently clear their throats.

If a child always clears his throat, it is a symptom of vocal tics and is most likely caused by tics. Vocal tics are also divided into simple vocal tics and complex vocal tics. Simple vocal tics manifest as rapid, meaningless, monotonous repetitions, such as constant throat clearing, coughing, humming, roaring, grunting, screaming, etc.; complex vocal tics produce some seemingly meaningful short sentences, or more complex sentences, and some also manifest as repetitive, stereotyped complete sentences, such as certain word sounds, imitating speech, and repeating speech, but those who manifest as foul language are mostly adults, and children are rare. Vocal tics are generally characterized by slurred speech, nasal sounds, delayed speech, and uneven pitch. Most patients develop motor tics first and then vocal tics; some cases also show simultaneous onset of motor tics and vocal tics.

Tourette syndrome causes children to clear their throats all the time. In order to avoid misdiagnosis, timely examination and treatment are needed. The Tourette Syndrome Treatment Center of Henan Institute of Modern Medical Sciences Hospital uses the latest scientific research results, the TS multidimensional classification therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, based on scientific testing, and directly evaluates the damaged areas of children's behavioral consciousness and the pathogenic mechanism through EEG testing. It adopts a "non-invasive" diagnosis and treatment plan that complies with international regulations - biological treatment combined with green treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, targeted and accurate use of drugs to achieve rapid control and cure. While adopting multi-dimensional intervention treatment, psychological counseling is also provided, with targeted counseling by professional child psychologists to achieve the treatment effect.

The above is a detailed introduction to why children frequently clear their throats. I hope everyone can have a deeper understanding so that when you encounter this situation in the future, you will not blindly give your children medication. Once a child has this symptom, he must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the child's condition.