Is it Tourette syndrome if my child always sniffs his nose?

A child is like a blank piece of paper. He will learn whatever others teach him. Therefore, parents and teachers play the most important role in the education of children. As children grow up, they will also pick up some bad habits, and some children even start hitting and scolding others from a young age. This is obviously the responsibility of parents and teachers. So the question is, is it a tic disorder for a child who always sniffs his nose?

What are the common types of tics in children?

1. Simple sound tics: manifested as monotonous, rapid and meaningless repetitions, such as constant coughing, clearing the throat, involuntary screaming, etc.;

2. Complex vocal tics: uttering meaningful short sentences or more complex sentences, and some are repeated stereotyped sentences, or even dirty words and other verbal manifestations of children's tics;

3. Simple motor tics: For example, children often blink, raise eyebrows, wrinkle their noses, stick out their tongues, shrug their shoulders, and snap their fingers alternately;

4. Complex motor tics: relatively complete and slow tics, such as eye movement, facial twitching to create special expressions, moving the shoulders, arms, or hands and feet to make special gestures, etc.

5. Chronic simple tics: The onset of the disease usually occurs before the age of 15 and is relatively rare in adults. This type of tic disorder in children is characterized by one or two groups of muscle twitches that do not change much, last for a long time, and exist throughout life;

6. Acute simple tics: The initial symptoms of the disease are generally involuntary simple motor tics, and a few are simple vocal tics. Common motor tics include biting the lip, shaking the head, and stretching the neck. A minority of simple vocal tics are repeated coughing and throat clearing.

Children's tics should neither be taken lightly nor should one panic and seek medical treatment rashly. Because the disease has a complex cause, different manifestations, and repeated attacks, it is easy to be confused with other diseases. Here, experts recommend that parents take their children to large or medium-sized comprehensive hospitals and seek out experienced professional medical staff for scientific and reasonable diagnosis and timely treatment.