Do I need to rely on medication for Tourette’s syndrome?

  Tic disorder in children is referred to as Tourette’s syndrome, which is a psychobehavioral disorder of children.  The main clinical manifestations are motor tics and vocal tics. Motor tics are mainly characterized by eye blinking, eyebrow squeezing, forehead wrinkling, nose sucking, mouth opening, neck stretching, head shaking, shoulder shrugging, etc. Vocal tics include throat clearing, humming, and repeatedly making meaningful speech sounds.  Diagnosis In addition to clinical symptoms, other diseases such as rheumatic chorea, epilepsy, hepatomegaly and other diseases need to be excluded.  Treatment principles Currently, medication and psycho-behavioral treatment are still given equal importance. That is to say, medication is one aspect, and psycho-behavioral treatment is also important, such as parents should not pay too much attention to or remind their children of the tic symptoms, and should not nag or scold their children all day long for these movements, and at the same time create a relaxing environment for their children to encourage them to participate in interesting games and activities, watch less TV, play less computer and cell phones, etc., to avoid overexcitement and fatigue.