Suggest treatment for eye twitching and mouth pulling in children
Patient: Hello; My 9 year old daughter has this eye twitching and pulling of the mouth thing that she has been doing for some time. I am not sure how too help her. She often cries cause the children are starting to tease her. Please help. Must i take her to a doctor? Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.These are involuntary muscles around her eyes and mouth contracting. There will not be a problem once the child is assessed by a doctor.You remain assured as there will not be a problem apart from the little embarrassment it causes.Rarely these can be a trouble in terms of getting more complicated. So, you must take her to a doctor.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,Dr. Prafulla Srinivas