Causes of tics in children

Infant tics are also a relatively common disease today. Most parents believe that the reason their children suffer from infant tics is due to physical factors. In fact, physical factors are only part of the reason for childhood tics. Another part may be due to psychological reasons, which may be reflected in the family environment that parents usually create for them. Therefore, parents should also pay attention to their children's psychological growth. Let’s take a look at the causes and dangers of tics in children.

Psychological factors: Common psychological factors include being frightened, emotionally excited, sad, children’s heavy study burden, long-term anxiety, watching thrilling TV shows, novels and exciting cartoons, experiencing unpleasant events in life, etc. Family factors: strained relationship between parents, divorce, scolding or beating children, parents’ overly strict discipline of children, bad family environment, etc. Physical disease: Infectious factors: respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, rhinitis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, trachoma and other local irritations. Various infections such as chickenpox, various types of encephalitis, hepatitis, especially streptococcal infection, may cause the sudden onset of severe tics. Therefore, this disease is also known as pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection. Drug-induced factors: Children who take antipsychotics or central nervous system stimulants for a long time.

Behavioral imitation: Some children are very interested in other people's behaviors such as blinking, twitching nose, clearing throat, etc., and they imitate them repeatedly and gradually make the behaviors fixed.

Genetic factors: If there is a Tourette syndrome patient in the family, the chance of developing the disease is significantly higher than if there is no Tourette syndrome patient in the family, so it is believed to be related to family heredity. When a child has a tic, his or her unsightly appearance often attracts the attention of others, who may lead to gossip or ridicule. It causes psychological pressure on children and worry for parents. In fact, mild tics can disappear naturally and will not leave any sequelae, so there is no need to worry too much. Severe or chronic tics will affect children's daily life, learning, and social interaction. It causes children to have psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and inferiority complex. Some children may develop hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, skip school and have conduct problems, and may even develop personality disorders and are prone to antisocial psychology. So seek timely treatment.

Understanding the causes of tics in children is helpful in treating the disease fundamentally, while understanding the dangers of tics in children is helpful in increasing parents' attention to their children. Therefore, parents should learn more about tics in children so that they can be prepared for any eventuality.