Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Does anyone's child do this? My 13-yr-old sniffs during transitions from one activity to another. If she gets up from the dinner table, she sniffs before heading upstairs. She packs up her bookbag, then sniffs before heading out the door. At first, I thought we need to do a better job of treating her allergies but we are doing a good job treating her allergies. She sniffs when there's nothing to sniff! It is driving me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 It is not exactly the same thing, but I can surely relate to how irritating it can be. May daughter constantly clears her throat - it has been better lately, but we took her to doctors for asthma, allergies, you name it until everybody finally concluded it was a vocal tic. She would do it all day in school as well, mainly when she was not as busy, such as reading or watching tv. Drove everybody bananas! Some people say that OCD and tics are kind of the same thing, or that they are hard to differentiate. Another thing she does when she is settling down to sleep is burp! She purposely burps repeatedly...annoying! Di > > Does anyone's child do this? My 13-yr-old sniffs during transitions > from one activity to another. If she gets up from the dinner table, she > sniffs before heading upstairs. She packs up her bookbag, then sniffs > before heading out the door. At first, I thought we need to do a better > job of treating her allergies but we are doing a good job treating her > allergies. She sniffs when there's nothing to sniff! It is driving me > nuts! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hi Dianne Do you think your daughter may have tourette syndrome? The things you are describing are things that Touretter's describe. Most people think of swearing when they hear the word tourette's but actually that is in a very small % of the tourette population. Most Touretter's actually talk about this very thing you are talking about. Some children do have transiet tics but to classify a tic as part of tourette's, the tics must be present for atleast 1 year. They can vary from tic to tic but continuous for 1 year. If you need more info on TS to help you figure this out check out latitudes.org on the tourette forum. This is an alternative treatment website but soooo very helpful! OCD is also a big part of many touretter's. Good luck....there are many natural things you can do for OCD and TS that can greatly reduce the symptoms of these conditions. My son also suffer's from TS (tics and ocd) and he is tic free I would say 95% of the time. Check out my website www.smallchanges.info there are many things to get you started on the road to fewer symptoms. I would immediately start a food elimination program this alone can improve symptoms up to 75% we were diligent in our efforts for 3 months (only whole foods)(took out all food sensitivities) straight until we understood our son's sensitivities....Those 3 months changed our lives!!! I'm happy to help with anything you may have questions on. Vitamins that help: Calcium/Magnesium 2:1 ratio Tic reducer Omega 3*6*9 (brain function) Taurine is also a tic reducer Make sure your vitamins/supplements are free of preservatives, dyes, flavors, etc. www.smallchanges.info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hi , Thanks for your note. I will go and check out the sites that you mentioned. I am aware of Tourette's, but I don't think she " qualifies " for the disorder. She does have tics, such as throat clearing and eye blinking, but so far they have not been debilitating. The throat clearing was the worst, but it seems to have calmed down. I stay very aware though, and watch for other things that might show up. I have not delved into food sensitivities, etc. We ave had such a hard time just getting her to eat, especially since she is on ADHD medication that for now, my goal is to keep her from losing more weight. We have always been health conscious with our food. We have been vegetarians for many years (my girls, their whole lives!) and have always limited processed foods and junk foods, although it is a constant battle! Thanks again! Dianne > > Hi Dianne > > Do you think your daughter may have tourette syndrome? The things > you are describing are things that Touretter's describe. Most people > think of swearing when they hear the word tourette's but actually > that is in a very small % of the tourette population. Most > Touretter's actually talk about this very thing you are talking > about. Some children do have transiet tics but to classify a tic as > part of tourette's, the tics must be present for atleast 1 year. > They can vary from tic to tic but continuous for 1 year. > > If you need more info on TS to help you figure this out check out > latitudes.org on the tourette forum. This is an alternative > treatment website but soooo very helpful! OCD is also a big part of > many touretter's. > > Good luck....there are many natural things you can do for OCD and TS > that can greatly reduce the symptoms of these conditions. My son > also suffer's from TS (tics and ocd) and he is tic free I would say > 95% of the time. Check out my website www.smallchanges.info there > are many things to get you started on the road to fewer symptoms. I > would immediately start a food elimination program this alone can > improve symptoms up to 75% we were diligent in our efforts for 3 > months (only whole foods)(took out all food sensitivities) straight > until we understood our son's sensitivities....Those 3 months changed > our lives!!! > > I'm happy to help with anything you may have questions on. > > Vitamins that help: Calcium/Magnesium 2:1 ratio Tic reducer > Omega 3*6*9 (brain function) > Taurine is also a tic reducer > > Make sure your vitamins/supplements are free of preservatives, dyes, > flavors, etc. > > > www.smallchanges.info > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 My youngest son had this throat-noise thing for quite some time. Mostly during TV watching and quiet times, at least that's when I noticed. He also went through a spitting phase, but may have been copying his OCD brother. Anyway, I chose to ignore these behaviors lest he think it was a good way to get my attention. Lo and behold, they disappeared in short order! I also recall as a child having this weird thing with raising my upper lip to meet my nose. There was a period during which I couldn't seem to help it, no matter how embarrassed I felt. Another time my mother took me to the eye doc because I couldn't stop blinking. Guess what. I don't have either of these problems today, and never got an OCD diagnosis. So, if your daughter already has a diagnosis, you might just ignore the above. If not, give it some time and see if it goes away on its own. > > > > > > Does anyone's child do this? My 13-yr-old sniffs > during transitions > > from one activity to another. If she gets up from > the dinner table, she > > sniffs before heading upstairs. She packs up her > bookbag, then sniffs > > before heading out the door. At first, I thought > we need to do a better > > job of treating her allergies but we are doing a > good job treating her > > allergies. She sniffs when there's nothing to > sniff! It is driving me > > nuts! > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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