Comments on: Is clearing your throat a vocal or motor tic? http://thetic.info/tic-disorder/is-clearing-your-throat-a-vocal-or-motor-tic Health and Psychology Resources Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Melody http://thetic.info/tic-disorder/is-clearing-your-throat-a-vocal-or-motor-tic/comment-page-1#comment-3235 Melody Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:24:59 +0000 http://thetic.info/tic-disorder/is-clearing-your-throat-a-vocal-or-motor-tic#comment-3235 it's considered a 'phonic' tic because it's a noise, but really, it doesn't matter which type of tic it is. What matters is how you manage it and if it's causing you difficulty. Unfortunately, treatment for tics and tic disorders often comes with significant side effects. There is no cure, and the basic cause of tics, in the brain, is poorly understood...much less how to fix it. If it bothers you, it's worth seeing a professional, but otherwise, it's best to see it for what it is; a tic, that will most likely go away on its own.<br><b>References : </b><br>tourette syndrome association yale child study wemove it’s considered a ‘phonic’ tic because it’s a noise, but really, it doesn’t matter which type of tic it is. What matters is how you manage it and if it’s causing you difficulty.

Unfortunately, treatment for tics and tic disorders often comes with significant side effects. There is no cure, and the basic cause of tics, in the brain, is poorly understood…much less how to fix it.

If it bothers you, it’s worth seeing a professional, but otherwise, it’s best to see it for what it is; a tic, that will most likely go away on its own.
References :
tourette syndrome association
yale child study
wemove

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