One-year-old child always blinks when hitting things

The healthy growth of the baby is very important, and the baby's physical health development is very important, but some one-year-old babies always blink when they knock on things, which brings worry and anxiety to their parents. They don’t know why the children have this phenomenon, but some parents think that it’s nothing for their children to have such a phenomenon. Why does a one-year-old child always blink when he knocks on things? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Common reasons for children's frequent blinking include:

1. Inflammation stimulation: This is the most common cause, which may be caused by bacteria, viruses, chlamydia and other infections, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc.

2. Congenital entropion and trichiasis: Some children have congenital entropion of eyelids (medically called eyelids), which causes eyelashes to fall on the surface of the eyeball, irritating the cornea (the surface of the black eyeball) and causing tears. In this case, entropion of the lower eyelid is the most common, and careful parents can find it.

3. ADHD in children: refers to the sudden, involuntary contraction of a part of the child's body, such as blinking, wrinkling the forehead, twisting the mouth, shrugging shoulders, etc., inattention and hyperactive behavior changes. Some children also make strange noises, which may be related to mental factors, such as mental tension, emotional instability, etc.

4. Blinking due to eye fatigue: including visual fatigue such as refractive errors, especially hyperopia, myopia, and uncorrected astigmatism, which causes visual fatigue. This is a protective reflex that can adjust the curvature of the eyeball and make vision clear by blinking continuously.

5. Neurogenic blinking: It is caused by the frequent contraction of the nerve fibers that control the orbicularis oculi muscle after being stimulated.

6. Habitual blinking: Some children have a history of frequent blinking due to one of the above-mentioned causes. After treatment and the cause is eliminated, they still retain the habit of frequent blinking. Other children do not pay attention in their daily lives and like to imitate other people by blinking more, which results in habitual frequent blinking. If you find that your child blinks frequently, you should take him to the hospital for examination in time to avoid delaying the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

2. How do babies protect their eyes?

1. Protect your baby's eyes from external strong light damage

Too strong light can cause damage to the retina of infants and young children. Therefore, during the infant period, the light in the baby's room should not be too bright to avoid direct stimulation of the baby's eyes by strong light.

2. Check your baby's vision regularly

Parents should start making eye contact with their baby from the time their baby is 8 to 12 weeks old. In addition to a simple vision test at birth, babies should receive regular professional vision tests starting from 6 months old. Check at least every two years thereafter.

3. Eye-brain interaction, anytime, anywhere

Eyes are not only the windows to the soul of infants and young children. It is also a window to learning abilities for infants and young children! Especially for infants and young children aged 0-4 years old, during their growth and development as well as learning ability development. In most cases, the eyes obtain information from nature first, which directly affects the development of infants and young children's movements and language, and is also related to the development of cognitive and exploratory abilities. It is recommended that parents use brightly colored objects and graphics to stimulate their baby's vision at home. It will also help the baby's eye development.

3. Special Tips

Strong sunlight, flash lights, infrared bathroom heater lights, etc. should not be directly exposed to the eyes of infants and young children, and infants and young children should not be allowed to sleep under excessively strong light. It is recommended that your baby wear a sun hat or face away from the sun when going out in the sun.