What are Facial Tics?
Facial tics are rapid and uncontrollable movements or spasms often involving the muscles of the eyes or face. The most common types of involuntary facial tics include repetitive eye blinking, squinting, wrinkling of the nose, and twitches around the mouth. As with other tics, facial tics such as eye tics or eye twitches are most common in children, however, in some cases they can continue into adulthood. Facial tics generally occur on a regular basis and for most people, they are an unwanted occurrence. Unlike voluntary muscle movements, tics are very difficult to control, and while some people manage to suppress their facial tics for a short time, it seldom lasts long. In fact, suppressing tics can be described as trying to suppress a sneeze that really wants to come out, and once released; most people feel a sense of relief afterwards. For some people, facial tics are transient, and disappear within a matter of weeks or months. This is especially true for children, who develop tics d
