Continous Blinking

My son had a tic that surfaced when he was 3 years old as well. At the time, the ped he was going to refered us out to a neurologist for evaluation-- he was then put on medication for it. However, he became such a zombie that his new ped and i decided to try and take him off the meds and see what happened. He is now 5 years old and in the past couple weeks has began doing it again so we are in the process of going to see a specialist @ All Childrens. The tic can become just a habit that they are doing, but if you speak to youre ped they can help you understand it better and figure out what the next step it. Good Luck!

My brother had this as a child and his was due to his sugar intake, which was not that high in my family. Anyway, my mom took away any and all candy, soda, and all types of sweets so that the only sugars he was getting were natural sugars...fruits ect. and that took care of the problem. She did find out that his constant rapid blinking was caused by sugar from his pediatrician at the time.

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My husband has been blinking since he was a kid. About eight years ago he was finally diagnosed with tourettes and prescribed Paxil (anti-depressant) which still is a wonder frug for him. Most people think that tourettes causes loud outbursts and may cause educational delays, but not so. Tourettes didn't run in his family either. He is a genius. I would suggest that he try this drug if it can be used by a toddler or another like it. There isn't a definitive test for it. Jim also had lots of stress when his came on and he said that all of the blinking wore him out physically. Parents like you have to be a detective sometimes because doctors don't always have the right answers. Good luck.

have your 3 yr olds eyes checked. when my daughter was 3 she needed glasses. everything appeared fine except the blinking which was caused by eye strain. it won't hurt. it might just be the stress of dad leaving or it could be eye issues. she also could see things like the T.V and such but when her eye tests were done she had 45/20 vision which is really bad. i was shocked because like i said she showed no signs of it.

I had this same thing happen with my son when he was about that age, he is now four...i thought for sure something was wrong but it has stopped. it seems to have been casued by his hair in his eyes. he had long hair, always in his face, and since i keep it shaved there is no blinking.
Another reason could be sitting too close to the tv. Maybe also you could get him some sunglasses for outside, just to be sure sun isnt damaging his eyes or making them hurt. when i was young, i would cry if made to go for recess because the sun hurt so bad...the teacher had to keep glasses in the cabinet for me.

My son didnt do it ALL the time but at least once a day id catch him.

If it doesnt go away in a month Id get it checked, or if theres nothing you can see to be the cause.

hope this helps...
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My son started a year ago at age 10 with blinking his eyes, then it led into him twisting his neck, clearing his throat, etc. At first the doctor thought it was allergies but when the medicine did not help that much and other tics formed, we knew that it was something else. We ended up taking him to a psychologist and he diagnosed him with tics. Since then he has been on a mild medication that has really helped. We have also tried to reduce as much as stress as possible. However, some things you just can't help. My husband is TDY right now and I can tell a difference in his tics just since his dad's been gone but you just have to make sure that he realizes that he'll be back soon and make sure that he talks on the phone, computer, etc. with him as much as possible to reassure him that his dad's alright. Also, I got some advice on here from a woman name Nancy to have a nutritionist check to see if he is deficient in his vitamin intake. She said that a B complex deficiency can also cause tics. We are currently in the process of having this checked out.

i would take him to the dr and if they dont have a medical concern then i woud lok in to support groups with other kids his age who have a parent overseas and maybe even therapy is this the first time your son has been old enough to remember daddy leaving? because if so he may not be old enough to understand y daddy is gone just that daddy is gone, i'm assuming your husband is miltary if that is he case clearly have a positive attitude but dont say "daddy will be home" although i'm sure he will make it home it's not a promise you have any control over keeping just make sure you tell him all the time daddy loves him and didnt want to leave him but he had to go its his job, maybe find a male role model who can step in for a bit a grand father an uncle or a family friend this may help i knw it did with my friends 4 yr old her husband went overseas (happy and proud to say he came home safely we pray for the same for you) and her son started acting out and she used these tricks and he calmed down abit wasnt completely ok until daddy came home also make sure your son is not in the room when any news reports are on reguarding the war good luck i hope this helps