Question
What to do when your eyes keep blinking unconsciously, and the upper eyelid is a bit painful?
Answer
A child’s symptoms may be related to tics or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Here’s a distinction between the two: Tics are involuntary twitches of the facial, extremity, and trunk muscles, accompanied by abnormal vocalizations in the throat. Symptoms include frequent blinking, furrowing of the brows, sniffling, puckering, sticking out the tongue, nodding, shaking the head, and shoulder twitches. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is characterized by restlessness, excessive fidgeting, uncoordinated movements, inattention, and quick temper.