My 6 yo son has started blinking alot more than norm and he is holding them shut for a sec. or 2 alot?

Question

with in the last week or so my 6 year old has ben blinking alot more. that was fine till a few days ago i noticed he was holding them shut tight for at least a second or two or three. not every blink but its happening more and more. he watches tv. not anymore than a normal kid his age. he says it makes his eyes wetter... he says they are not dry but i worry.

Answer 1

get him checked by an optomotrist and if all is normal then it may be a tic he has developed. In that case talk to the doctor

Answer 2

My son started having vision problems at the age of 4 and would do odd things then suddenly he started to cross his eyes.  It meant he had vision issues and I took him to an eye doctor only to find out he needed glasses and couldnt see very well at all.  I would take him to an eye doctor and have it checked out, hopefully its just something minor in his eye bothering it.

Answer 3

allergies?

Answer 4

Sounds like you should get his vision checked.  He might be trying to "fix" vision problems that way.  Or, it would allow you to rule that out as a problem, and you could just chalk it up to weird 6 year old behavior (like picking and eating, gargling their own spit, and other odd things they like to do with their bodies).

Answer 5

He might be beginning to have minor vision problems or they're dry, despite what he says, because of allergies. If this continues, I suggest taking him to an eye doctor, who can either find out if your son's having vision problems or can prescribe eye drops for allergy issues.

Answer 6

My neice started to do similar things with her eyes and it turned out to be facial tics from stress.....I'm not saying that's what this is but I would mention it to the dr's and see what they say.  Good luck!