<![CDATA[Tics in children]]>Hi ,

My DS is 4.5 and recently started blinking his eyes hard frequently throughout the day. Brought him to see dr who thinks it’s a tic - involuntary. Was advised to ignore and observe. However, he then started this "hmm hmm" sound couple of days ago. I googled and it seems tics are rather common in children .

Anyone has any experience ? Pls share. I’m worried cos when I google, Tourette’s syndrome came up on the search . Thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/51497/tics-in-childrenRSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 18:07:33 GMTTue, 19 Feb 2013 00:51:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:04:50 GMT]]>Hi my

Boy is experiencing the same. He is 5. Started blinking excessively , face twitching, then clearing his throat, humming sometimes, followed by head jerk and hand jerk and he say he cannot control. Everything points me to Tourette. And I find myself crying and I am crushed. There is no Tourette support group in Singapore

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2036265https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2036265Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:04:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:46:46 GMT]]>Did it go off finally? I am seeing the same for my boy

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2033135https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2033135Thu, 05 Aug 2021 03:46:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:34:56 GMT]]>Hi all! I see it has been years since the last post. But this is what I’m facing now. My son had on-off excessive hard blinking, strange head twitching but not all at once. They seem to ‘take turns’. The excessive blinking comes more often. I took him to ACE eye clinic at mount E, doctor say allergy, but she says the allergy causes more redness than blinking, so the blinking could be caused by the usual culprits; stress. The head movement is the most concerning. He says he is able to control it, but from what i see and ask him to show me, it’s not the same. He just doesn’t want me to further check on it. It looks very awkward and honestly causes alot of stress when i see it. He’s now 11 and this has been going on-off for years, just that now; it seems very permanent.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2032643https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2032643Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:34:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Mon, 26 May 2014 01:38:51 GMT]]>Hi Sahm_Tan


May i know which Pediatric Opthamologist did you go to? Can you also let me know what is the charges like.

I called KK and as private patients (ie with no referral from polyclinic) it will cost $124 but the appointment is now in July.

With referral it will cost $35.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1299711https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1299711Mon, 26 May 2014 01:38:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Sat, 24 May 2014 02:11:52 GMT]]>

ammonite:
Agree it is better to see an pd opthamologist. Kkh eye center is well staffed so I hope the mum asking did insist on the referral.


SAHM_tan,

Not sure how old your child is, but if she hates the eye drops, a wet towel over the eyes may also help. My boys will wash their eyes and then use the wet towels as suggested by a pd opthamologist. Ds1 also brings a normal eye drop to school - I think he probably has a bit of dry eyes plus he is sensitive to bright lights.

Whatever it is, don't let her rub the eyes too much. Ds1 tore the skin below his lash line from rubbing.
Thanks ammonite for the suggestion. 😄

Ya, bb hates the eye drops. She will negotiate by saying right eye first then left eye first or to lay on my lap. She will pull out all her tricks LOL.

She has long eye lashes and at one time she was rubbing her eyes, so another reason I sent her to see the Pediatric Opthamologist was becos I was afraid she might tear some tissue.

I just hope the coming haze will not affect her eyes too much.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298645https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298645Sat, 24 May 2014 02:11:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Sat, 24 May 2014 00:56:12 GMT]]>Agree it is better to see an pd opthamologist. Kkh eye center is well staffed so I hope the mum asking did insist on the referral.


SAHM_tan,

Not sure how old your child is, but if she hates the eye drops, a wet towel over the eyes may also help. My boys will wash their eyes and then use the wet towels as suggested by a pd opthamologist. Ds1 also brings a normal eye drop to school - I think he probably has a bit of dry eyes plus he is sensitive to bright lights.

Whatever it is, don’t let her rub the eyes too much. Ds1 tore the skin below his lash line from rubbing.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298621https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298621Sat, 24 May 2014 00:56:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Fri, 23 May 2014 12:02:16 GMT]]>bb started blinking excessively recently too.


I observed for a week and we visited a Pediatric Opthamologist and it was discovered that 2 things caused hers. First, her eyes are sensitive to dust mites and second, her lower eye lashes are a bit inwards.

She was prescribed Pataday and the problem was resolved within few days. She’s still on the drops for 2 months and after that follow-up check-up.

I decided to visit a Pediatric Opthamologist becos one of the causes could be due to the surface of the eye, or the need for specs. She had a comprehensive eye check up at the Pediatric Opthamologist to cover all possibilities.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298381https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298381Fri, 23 May 2014 12:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Fri, 23 May 2014 04:21:50 GMT]]>Dear mummies


I noticed that my boy is blinking slightly excessively than normal. We brought him to polyclinic to get referral to KK for a specialist. However we were told that it could be due to dry eyes and were prescribed eye drops.

May I know will motors tics resolve on its own over time?

I do notice that when I scold him, he seems to blink more and it could be due to stress.

Please advise.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298088https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1298088Fri, 23 May 2014 04:21:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:27:09 GMT]]>hi re toureetes, can u brief me a little. I have some vocal tics and blinking that comes and go. any of you encounter on yourself? M y 6 year old hasn’t but am worried. My is more like tics… Any mummies has something similar and willing to share more. Thank you

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1273172https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1273172Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:27:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:19:16 GMT]]>If you have done everything recommended and still cannot stop it, then you have no choice but to ignore it.


It took me a while to discover the cause myself. None of the doctors knew the cause.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958978https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958978Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:19:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:13:18 GMT]]>Did she give you allergy eye drops? Ask for them.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958976https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958976Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:13:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:25:07 GMT]]>I’ve already brought him to the ophthalmologist who said there’s nothing wrong with his eyes. She also said the blinking is a tic.


Hmm, looks like tics aren’t that common after all.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958956https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958956Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:25:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:06:40 GMT]]>Her blinking lasted a few months until I found the root of the problem. It was enough to cause me lots of worry…


I think it’s important to first take your kid to an eye doctor to rule out eyesight issues. Then try the allergy eye drops while investigating the cause.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958875https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958875Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:06:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:02:18 GMT]]>My p5 blinked in one eye excessively for a short period in p1 or maybe p2, can’t remember. Then again early this year. I was anxious too when the latter one involving unconscious head movement. Luckily it stopped after a month. The first one was before he was assessed to needing spectacles. The recent one we felt could be lack of sleep and he eyes too tired.over the weekends during gatherings when he started indulgence in phone gaming, his eye twitched again. So we had told him to monitor his gaming time during such occasions. We also included nap time for him as he sleep late, so as to get net of 8hours sleep in all.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958760https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958760Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:02:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:54:31 GMT]]>Cheerygal,

Thank you soooo much for your reply. I was beginning to think my DS is the only one experiencing this . How long did your girl’s tic last ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958756https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958756Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:54:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tics in children on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:48:59 GMT]]>I understand your anxiety and no one could offer me help at all the forums I visited. My gal (younger than yours) blinked hard and excessively a year back (but there was no humming) and I also thought it was a tic. We saw the PD and an eye specialist and they both felt it was just an allergy to something. But the allergy eye drops didn’t help.


I also tried to remove all potential allergens by changing her sheets every week, clean her eyes properly, making sure her eye lashes and fringe were not irritating her eyes. The blinking still did not stop.

Then it struck me that she could be allergic to cod liver oil coz the blinking started when I introduced that. I quickly stopped it and the blinking finally went away. Turned out she was allergic to cod fish via an allergy blood test.

So while worrying, try to do a detailed check on any new drug, vitamin or food you have given your kid. Remove it and see if it helps. Also, send him to an eye doc to check his eyes coz sometimes bad eyesight can also make him blink hard (he could have trouble focusing - astigmatism / myopia etc).

If more actions are observed (eg. hand moving involuntarily etc), then ask your doc for a referral.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958690https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/958690Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:48:59 GMT