Tics are not usually harmful to a person's overall health, but physical tics, such as jerking of the head, can be painful | People with Tourette's syndrome have a combination of physical and vocal tics |
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a burning feeling in the eyes before blinking• van de Wetering BJ, Heutink P | Mathews CA, Bimson B, Lowe TL, et al |
touching objects and other people Examples of vocal tics include:• A person may have a sudden release of tics after a day trying to control them, like after returning home from school.
23It usually starts during childhood, but the tics and other symptoms usually improve after several years and sometimes go away completely | Leckman JF, Dolnansky ES, Hardin MT, et al |
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In: Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice | People with Tourette's syndrome may also have , or learning difficulties |
swearing Swearing is rare and only affects about 1 in 10 people with Tourette's syndrome | These feelings are known as premonitory sensations |
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medicine Behavioural therapy Behavioural therapy is usually provided by a psychologist or a specially trained therapist | Many children have tics for several months before growing out of them, so a tic does not necessarily mean your child has Tourette's syndrome |