What are the most common tics?
Because there are many muscles in the face, the most common tics involve the head. The least common tics involve the legs. Phonic or vocal tics usually appear after the onset of motor tics, but not always. Simple motor tics include eye blinking, eye movements, grimacing, nose twitching, mouth movements, lip pouting, head jerking, shoulder shrugs, arm jerks, tensing of the abdominal muscles, jaw snapping, tooth clicking, and neck stretching. Simple phonic tics include throat clearing, coughing, sniffing, sniffling, spitting, grunting, whistling, and other sounds. Click here for a description of tics and a list of common tics in Tourette’s Disorder.
