Tic disorder generally does not affect the child's physical health, but if it is not effectively treated for a long time, some children with tic disorder are often accompanied by obsessive-compulsive disorder, hyperactivity, learning difficulties, emotional disorders and other psychological and behavioral problems.

What are the ways to treat tics in children?

The cause of children's tics is not very clear, more common in children around five years old, boys than girls, most of them are considered to be related to lack of parental companionship, study pressure or major outbreaks, mainly can be manifested as eyebrow squeezing, shrugging, throat clearance and other symptoms.

Tics can be improved with 3 treatments

Parents should give their children more love, more companionship, do not blame excessively, when the child has tic symptoms, parents can divert their attention.

If there is still no significant improvement after observing the above methods for a period of time, it is necessary to take the child to a professional neurology or developmental behavior department for treatment, and give drug treatment if necessary, and physiotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and other methods can also be used at present.

When your child suffers from a stubborn disease such as tics, be sure to go to a regular children's specialist hospital.

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One of the most commonly used measures of tic severity is the Yale Synthetic Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS), which consists of three parts.

The scores of motor tics, vocal tics and dysfunction were calculated separately, and the total score of YGTSS in patients with tic disorder was less than 25 for mild, 25~50 for moderate, and greater than 50 for severe.

After the occurrence of tics, the specific treatment method should be determined according to clinical examination, and the severity of tic should be understood through reasonable examination in the early stage, and the cause of tic should be analyzed clearly in order to achieve the purpose of symptomatic treatment.

Therefore, when understanding the treatment of tics, it is best to judge the disease in combination with the characteristics of tics, so as to effectively solve the harm of tics.

Tic disorder is a neurobehavioral disorder that has a range of symptoms that affect daily life. Therefore, patients can learn about some ways to improve tics, such as medication, physical therapy, surgery.

However, due to the side effects of drugs, drug therapy is not the best treatment option, so clinical professionals need to carefully evaluate the pros and cons and determine the appropriate treatment according to the condition.

What are the ways to treat tics in children?

Tics can be improved with 3 treatments:

First, according to the clinical type and symptom severity, a comprehensive treatment method can be selected. For example, people with transient tics or mild symptoms can receive psychotherapy, while others receive psychotherapy and medication.

Second, psychotherapy chooses supportive therapy, family therapy, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy and other methods. However, family therapy needs to reduce negative emotions such as depression and anxiety caused by psychological stress factors, so that patients can master coping methods for psychological stress events. At the same time, parents are psychologically educated to make them aware of the relevant knowledge of tics, which can help reduce the symptoms of tics.

Second, for patients with mild or moderate tics, the preferred drug is important, such as newer antipsychotics, clonidine and tebilide, haloperidol, and pyridezole.

At the same time, drug therapy should start with a small dose and gradually adjust the dose until the best effect and minimal side effects. Of course, in the process of medication, you need to pay attention to the comprehensive use of drugs, or single drug treatment.

Treatment of tics must be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician

Therefore, when identified, tics with associated behavioural disorders may be considered in combination. Single-agent drugs are usually ineffective in critically ill patients, and only combination drugs can effectively control symptoms, so combination drugs are more effective.

Tips! Medication treatment for tic disorder must be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician to avoid the side effects of drugs to the greatest extent and make the treatment effect better.