VOCAL TIC?

[chloesmumtoo]

MY DS HAS NEVER BEEN ASTHMATIC BUT FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS OR SO HE HAS HAD SPELLS OF INHALING VERY QUICKLY WITH SHORT SHARP BREATHS. SOMETIMES TWO SHORT SHARP BREATHS STRAUGHT AFTER EACH OTHER. THERE DOESNT SEEM TO BE ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS THAN THAT REALLY. HE WILL SOMETIMES MAKE FUNNY HUMMY TYPE NOISES AFTER HE EXHALES AGAIN. FIRSTLY I MOANED AT HIM TO STOP THE NOISES EG WHILST WE WERE WATCHING TV TOGETHER BUT THEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WAS DOING IT ALOT AND UNCONTROLABLY. I WAS GOING TO TAKE HIM TO THE GP BUT THEN DIDNT WANT TO MAKE TO MUCH OF IT INCASE IT WAS SOME SORT OF HABBIT BEST IGNORED. THE SYMPTOMS I FEEL DID EASE OFF A LITTLE BUT I HAVE STARTED NOTICING IT MORE AGAIN. MORE OF THE INHALING OF AIR RATHER THAN THE NOISES. I MAINLY NOTICE IT IN THE EVENINGS WHEN WE ARE SAT QUIETLY TOGETHER BUT OF COURSE HE IS AT SCHOOL DURING THE DAY ANYWAY AND THE TEACHER HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT. BUT THEN THEY DONT IN MY EXPERIENCE ALWAYS NOTICE THESE THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM. I POSTED YESTERDAY IN HEALTH BUT SOMEONE SUGESTED A VOCAL TIC. READ UP ON THEM AND SOUNDS A LITTLE WORRYING.THEY SAID TO POST HERE. ANY EXPERIENCES OR ADVICE PLEASE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[chloesmumtoo]

BY THE WAY HE IS 10YRS. SHOULD I KEEP DOING AS I AM - IGNORING IT OR SHOULD I SEE A GP. HAVE SAID TO HIM A FEW TIMES ABOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF HE IS ASTHMATIC AS I COULDNT UNDERSTAND IT AT FIRST. HE HAS CURRENTLY GOT A COLD SO A BIT HARD TO STUDY HIM AND SYMPTOMS AT MO BUT HE NEVER SEEMS WHEEZY OR ANYTHING.

[Tiggiwinkle]

Do you have any other concerns about his behaviour or development?

[chloesmumtoo]

NO NOT AT ALL. HE SEEMS FINE. GETS ON REALLY WELL AT SCHOOL ECT

[julienetmum]

Try not to worry. I think I have a vocal tic, only realised when I was sent some info on special syndromes related to work and the tic bit described me.

I get a bit self conscious, mine is like a grunt ut only close family really notice it. It gets worse if I am nervous or stressed and went away totally for a few years. I also have an intense desire to sort of twitch and click the back of my throat.

[chloesmumtoo]

THANK YOU JULIENETMUM, BEEN WORRYING ABOUT IT SO MUCH. HE HAS HAD A COLD AND IT ALL SEEMS MUCH WORSE. LOTS OF NOISES AND MOVEMENTS OF HIS MOUTH ECT. NOT SURE WHICH HE IS IN CONTROL OF AND DONT LIKE TO MAKE TO MUCH OF IT EITHER. BUT THANKYOU FOR REPLYING TO ME

[chloesmumtoo]

Anyone else had simular experience with their child. He is still making the noises and sounds every evening and sometimes twitching his nose but thats not so often. Have not taken him doctors yet.

[chloesmumtoo]

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