Children's Tourette Syndrome

In the eyes of many parents, tics can recover on their own because the children are young. Although the symptoms are obvious now, they will be alleviated as the children grow up. In fact, tics are a disease that cannot recover on their own. If they are not given practical and standardized treatment, they will not heal on their own. On the contrary, they may worsen, affecting the physical and mental health of the child in adulthood.

Spontaneous healing of tic syndrome in children

Many parents often have the question "Can children's tics heal themselves?" Children's tics are motor or vocal muscle spasms that often occur in childhood, and are mainly manifested by involuntary, stereotyped movements, such as frequent blinking, making strange faces, shaking heads, shrugging, coughing, clearing throats, etc. Some parents and friends think that this disease will slowly heal itself as the child grows older, which is really a wrong statement.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for children with Tourette syndrome to return to normal without relying on medication.

Many parents think that tics do not require treatment and that they will heal themselves as their children grow older. According to clinical observations, if tics are not treated promptly and effectively, children will not heal on their own. Children with Tourette syndrome have poor self-control ability. Affected by the tic symptoms, they are often discriminated against and ridiculed by teachers and classmates, leaving a shadow on the children.

Warm reminder: As parents, we should give our children more care and encouragement, help them reduce tics, and let them believe that the disease can be cured. In addition, we should also pay attention to diet not to eat too much sugar, not to eat too salty food, and not to eat foods with high blood lead levels. The most important thing is to go to the hospital for examination and treatment to determine the treatment method that is suitable for the child's condition. ,

Causes of tics

What is the cause of tics? The cause of the disease remains unclear to date. Some scholars believe that brain lesions are related to the development and dysfunction of the basal ganglia of the brain, mainly neurotransmitter dysfunction, especially excessive dopamine activity, which causes tics and hyperactivity.

Some scholars also believe that most children will automatically get better after they reach their developmental period, and that it is difficult to explain this with brain lesions. It may be related to the family and school education methods, and psychosocial factors play a big role in the onset of the disease. In addition, mental factors, genetic factors, embryonic development and infection all have a certain impact on this disease.

1. Mental factors: fright, emotional excitement, sadness, watching thrilling TV, novels and stimulating cartoons, etc. Parents must pay attention to the reasonable way their children watch TV.

2. Physical factors: Children with certain neuropsychiatric types are prone to this disease, such as those who are neurotic, timid, hyperactive, emotionally unstable, sensitive to people and things, and have a tendency to be stubborn. Moreover, this disease is often accompanied by unexplained headaches, abdominal pain, constipation, enuresis, etc. Therefore, it is speculated that children's tics are related to the physical factors of the children themselves.

3. Family factors: Tensions between parents, divorce, scolding or beating of children, etc. can easily lead to the occurrence of tics.

4. Other factors: Sudden illnesses, such as upper respiratory tract infections and minor brain injuries can also be one of the triggers. Studies have found that severe colds can also induce tics.