Eye blinking tic - 2.5yo

[MDDR]

Hi everyone,
I'm posting with regards to my son (32 months) and a tic he has developed that involves long blinks, sometimes in rapid succession and a squint of his left eye.

This initially started last Christmas, just as he turned two. I took him for a full check at the opticians who found nothing and it disappeared within a couple of weeks.

It's now back with a greater intensity. FWIW he has just stopped napping and it seems worse the more the day progresses/the more tired he becomes. We often have very busy days with multiple activities, so I wonder if this is contributing.

Has this happened with anyone else's child? Particularly at a similar age?
What was the outcome? Any strategies to manage it? And should I contact the GP at this point?

Thank you for any responses.

Could it be allergies? My daughter went through a phase of this and now takes antihistamines and it’s stopped.

Ah that's interesting. What was her allergy, if you don't mind me asking?

It could well be but I'm not sure what it could be given the two episodes have been December/August so unlikely to be something like hay-fever 🤷🏻‍♀️

We aren’t totally sure what it was. I thought it was hayfever at first, but it continued well into winter. Could be dust, could be our sofa or duvets (feather stuffing). All I know is when she has a week of antihistamines in her, she stops the long blinks and squinting. When we stop the antihistamines for a week, it comes back.

Thank you

When you say ‘squint’ what do you mean?

I would definitely speak to the GP especially if it's worsened and now causing a squint.

It's not a permanent squint. The tic is more like blinking or squinting his eye.

@MDDR the term ‘squinting’ is commonly used for screwing eyes up . Medically, squinting is when the gaze isn’t symmetrically aligned so the eyes don’t quite point in the same direction. I think you mean the first one?

I do, yes. Thank you for the information.