When people have dirty things in their eyes, they can't help but blink their eyes, hoping to 'squeeze' out the foreign bodies in their eyes through the blinking action. This is a very normal physiological phenomenon. But many parents find that their babies always blink their eyes, but when they ask the baby, they say that there is nothing in the eyes.
Kids always blink their eyes, what's going on?
First of all, we can share some of the causes of non-disease factors, and parents can check in time after finding the baby's frequent blinking. If it is caused by these triggers, it can also be quickly alleviated and improved.
Inducement one: staring at the electronic screen for a long time
For some younger children, the stimulation brought by electronic screens is relatively large. When the baby is staring intently at the electronic screen, the frequency of blinking will also be reduced, and the eyes are more likely to appear dry, red and other discomforts. In order to alleviate this discomfort, the child will stimulate the secretion of tears by blinking to maintain the wetness of the eyes.
Trigger two: stimulated by strong light
The child has been seriously ill in a place with dim lights, and suddenly stimulated by strong light may also bring uncomfortable feelings to the child. The stimulation of strong light rays may affect children's vision, and many children will make themselves see more clearly by constantly blinking, which is also a way to self-regulate corneal curvature.
Trigger three: nervousness, obsessive-compulsive disorder
Some children have high-frequency blinking when they are highly nervous or lying. Once the child develops the habit of blinking frequently when he is nervous, it is actually very difficult to correct. Parents should relax with their children and seek a suitable way to help their children release some bad emotions.
3 disease problems can make a child blink frequently
The eyes are irritated by inflammation
Because children do not know how to protect their eyes, after rubbing their eyes with dirty hands or touching dirty things from the outside world, their eyes are likely to be stimulated by bacteria and dust, causing conjunctivitis and keratitis. These inflammations can cause your child to blink frequently and irritate the nerve fibers of the eyes. Inflammation may also cause discomfort such as itching, redness, and lacrimation.
If it is found that the child not only has the problem of frequent blinking, but also has problems such as tears, red eyes, frequent eye droppings, etc., it is recommended to check the eyes in time for inflammation, and help the child alleviate this discomfort through eye drops or drugs as soon as possible.
Inverted eyelashes or inward curl of the eyelashes
As mentioned earlier, if the eyes are stimulated, frequent blinking may occur. The presence of inverted eyelashes may be due to the inversion of the eyelashes, inward stimulation of the cornea to cause problems such as tearing and frequent blinking. And children are difficult to find a suitable way to solve this problem of eyelashes, there may be problems such as rubbing the eyes with their hands, so that the eyelashes will aggravate the stimulation of the cornea.
To solve this problem, in fact, we should deal with the eyelashes through professional means, and go to the hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis.
Presence of tic disorder in children
Children with childhood tics may experience uncontrollable physical convulsions, and frequent blinking is also a typical symptom, often related to the child's long-term nervous and emotionally unstable state. Children with the disease may also experience sudden leg shaking, shoulder shrugs, or other inexplicable contraction activity.
When the child feels the changes in the external environment and gives him greater mental pressure, this frequent blinking and twitching situation will be more serious. What parents have to do is not only to help their children relax, but more importantly, to seek medical treatment in time.
Here are the causes of 3 diseases that cause children to blink frequently. It can be found that these triggers are often accompanied by other physical abnormalities. If you find that your baby always has the problem of frequent blinking, but do not know what the cause is, you may wish to seek medical treatment in time according to these symptoms, which can also help people find abnormalities in the body.
It is said that the eyes are the windows of the soul. Children's eyes should be better protected. At a young age, it is necessary to develop a good habit of eye protection for children, and avoid premature and prolonged access to electronic screens. The blue light released by the screen is likely to have a bad effect on the child's vision as well.
It is recommended that parents can usually observe the child's eye habits, when some bad behaviors appear to correct as soon as possible, and after finding that the child always blinks, timely check whether it is caused by the cause of 3 diseases, if it is, then the earlier the treatment, timely treatment is the best, but also to avoid eye inflammation or other diseases that continue to affect the child's eye health, but also may threaten vision.
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1. What is the problem that children always blink? Parents should be vigilant of these 5 reasons · Guangming Network • 2020-2-12
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3, the child frequently blinks, mouth, make strange sounds? Should be wary of suffering from "tics"· science popularization China Network 2018-7-15