OT: Cure for Tic Disorder (mild tourette's syndrome)
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 pm
just wanted to ask a question to the chinese posters here, can chinese medicine cure tic disorders? Currently there is no known cure in western medicine.
What are Tics?
Tic disorders cause rapid, uncontrollable movements or sounds that a person makes for no apparent reason. They are involuntary actions and often tend to happen in sudden bouts. Usually occurring on a daily basis, tics are almost always an unwelcome experience for the sufferer.
People with tics may succeed in suppressing them for a short time, but most often not long- term. They are as difficult to suppress as the urge to sneeze! Like the sneeze, it can be very uncomfortable to suppress a tic, and many people describe a feeling of relief afterwards.
Examples of tic disorders include:
Eye blinking or darting
Head jerking
Finger flexing
Sticking tongue out
Touching the nose
Touching other people
Smelling objects
Obscene gestures
Flapping the arms
Jumping or twirling about
Throat clearing
Yelping
Sniffing
Tongue clicking
Uttering words or phrases out of context
Coprolalia (vocalizing socially unacceptable words)
Sorry for the post, just kinda desperate to get rid of it
What are Tics?
Tic disorders cause rapid, uncontrollable movements or sounds that a person makes for no apparent reason. They are involuntary actions and often tend to happen in sudden bouts. Usually occurring on a daily basis, tics are almost always an unwelcome experience for the sufferer.
People with tics may succeed in suppressing them for a short time, but most often not long- term. They are as difficult to suppress as the urge to sneeze! Like the sneeze, it can be very uncomfortable to suppress a tic, and many people describe a feeling of relief afterwards.
Examples of tic disorders include:
Eye blinking or darting
Head jerking
Finger flexing
Sticking tongue out
Touching the nose
Touching other people
Smelling objects
Obscene gestures
Flapping the arms
Jumping or twirling about
Throat clearing
Yelping
Sniffing
Tongue clicking
Uttering words or phrases out of context
Coprolalia (vocalizing socially unacceptable words)
Sorry for the post, just kinda desperate to get rid of it