Don’t ignore children’s eye-rolling

  If you are a parent of a child, if you find that your child repeatedly blinks, frowns and grins, shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders, clears his throat, etc., then you should not just think that your child has learned bad habits, it could be that your child has childhood tics. The reporter recently learned from the acupuncture and massage rehabilitation center of the city hospital was informed that recently, the number of children suffering from childhood tics to the hospital has increased, the center received an average of more than 50 patients with childhood tics every day, of which about 1/5 of the district. Most parents do not understand tics Lang Boxu, director of the acupuncture and massage rehabilitation center of the city hospital, said that childhood tics is a multiple language and behavior disorder syndrome, is a common pediatric mental disorder. It is a common pediatric psychiatric disorder. The main manifestations are involuntary eye-rolling, shoulder shrugging, throat clearing and other small movements. The cause of tic disorder is still unclear, but it is thought to be related to genetics, perinatal damage such as birth injury, asphyxia, premature birth, and psychosocial factors such as family discord, strict parenting, and excessive study load.  When it comes to mental illness, the majority of people think of schizophrenics who are crazy and rambunctious, and would not associate them with a child who is “squinting” in any way. Because of this lack of understanding, children with the disease rarely, if ever, receive timely treatment.  It is easy to misdiagnose the condition. When it is mild, some parents think it is a bad problem, some think it is blinking, but when they go to the ophthalmologist, they often misdiagnose it as conjunctivitis; or some clear their throat and treat it as pharyngitis, or some treat it as a cough or asthma.  The symptoms of tic disorder in children can be mild or severe and progress in waves. Some children recover spontaneously, but some continue to have tic symptoms into adulthood or even for the rest of their lives. Tic disorders generally have little impact on learning and social adjustment, but children with tic disorders are not conducive to healthy physical and mental development because of their bizarre behavior. According to B.X. Lang, tic disorder will have three effects.  The child’s tics and involuntary vocalizations lead to distraction. Some children with the disorder struggle to control their vocal tics in class and are unable to concentrate. Discrimination or ridicule by peers and teachers makes the affected child even more uncomfortable with school, and even anorexic and truant.  Younger children lack the ability to evaluate themselves independently, and most of this self-evaluation comes from outside sources, such as teachers, peers, and parents. The evaluations from the outside world during this period can have an important impact on the child’s self-awareness and personality formation. If children are often scolded by parents, criticized by teachers and ridiculed by peers during this period, it will cause great harm to their psychosomatic development.  As children grow older, the scope of social and interpersonal interactions gradually expands, resulting in some advanced emotional experiences, such as a sense of honor and responsibility. If the affected child does not receive timely and effective treatment, especially if the tics are not controlled, it will seriously affect his interactions with classmates and peers, resulting in low self-esteem, social impairment, stuttering, and character discipline problems, which will seriously affect their social interactions and interpersonal relationships.  When a child is found to have tic symptoms, early detection and treatment is extremely important. Parents and teachers should never blame their children with tic disorder, but should adopt a good educational approach and avoid various factors that aggravate the symptoms.  Acupuncture plus orthopedic treatment has brought in a lot of patients For the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome, the main method is currently medication. The most commonly used medications that are recognized as more certain are western drugs such as haloperidol, Tebri, and thiopirid, but there are side effects and it is difficult to cure the problem. Although the side effects of Chinese medicine are relatively less, but also has the disadvantage of taking a long time and inaccurate efficacy.  After a long period of exploration and clinical practice, Lang Boxu came up with a more suitable method for the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome, namely the application of acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, orthopedics and other integrated methods. He said that in the past three years since the opening of Acupuncture, Tuina and Orthopedic Therapy, patients have come to know about it and have cured more than 1,000 patients with Tourette’s Syndrome in 24 provinces across China. The feedback after the treatment is that the therapy is not only highly effective in the near future, but also has very good long-term effects and few side effects.