What should I do about frequent blinking in children?

  According to the observation statistics in recent years, the causes of blinking in children are mainly the following four points, as long as the causes are carefully analyzed, and for the treatment, can get very good results.  1, eye inflammatory diseases: mainly caused by ocular surface diseases, such as conjunctivitis, punctate keratitis, impingement, etc. It should be noted that in spring and summer, allergic conjunctivitis is common in children and is the main cause of blinking in eye inflammatory diseases.  2, dry eye, visual fatigue: these children account for the majority of blinking; mainly due to excessive eye use, especially due to video stimulation, including television, computers, mobile games, etc.; due to prolonged eye use, not only will lead to visual fatigue, dry eye, but also lead to the occurrence of myopia. Therefore, parents must let their children form good eye habits, is the key to treating blinking.  3, tics: about 30% of them are characterized by blinking accompanied by behavioral movements such as frowning, nose shrugging, mouth nudging, shoulder lifting, etc. They can also be accompanied by nose-sucking, dry coughing and other actions that occur, and even cursing and swearing. This kind of children are mostly related to mental stimulation, tension, emotional depression, etc.  4, partiality and vitamin intake may also be the cause of blinking, there are also imitations of others that may lead to blinking, some children can not find a clear cause, very few may be related to genetics.  It is important to note that there is no single cause for blinking, but most of the above-mentioned causes work together, so comprehensive treatment is needed to achieve good results, including: (1) reducing the child’s mental and psychological burden, shifting mental stress, and using the right methods to help the child overcome psychological barriers, and not scolding the child, as this will only aggravate the condition; (2) forming good habits of living with the eyes. (2) Form good habits of living with the eyes, reduce the stimulation of watching computers and other videos, avoid the occurrence of visual fatigue and dry eye; (3) reasonable nutrition and dietary structure, eat more vegetables and fruits, correct partial food habits; eat less spicy and stimulating, fried food and food that can easily lead to mental excitement such as coffee, cola, chocolate, etc.; (4) reasonable medication, for the above causes can be appropriate drops of artificial tears for symptomatic treatment, for those who can find the cause to treat the cause. Most children can be cured through psychological counseling and localized eye drops, and for children with tics or blinking that do not heal over time, treatment with Chinese medicine and acupuncture can be very effective. Patients with severe tics need to be seen by a neurologist.