kferricks Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Don't laugh, (go ahead I did at first have you ever heard of a sniffing tic? I thought I noticed her sniffing me once last week, and right after I thought I saw her hiding the fact that she was sniffing my shoulder... Well tonight sitting there watching tv with her, I was positive that she was doing it again twice to me. Then she came in the kitchen laughing and I realized she was sniffing inbetween her laughs. Now I'm not sure if this is actually a tic or OCD. The only other tic I have ever seen her do was with the sudden onset she had a grimancing neck twisting but that went away after the first antibiotic we tried in November... Maybe this is a herx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfran Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Sniffing tics are very common. My son has had a lot of them - -sometimes sniffing me, but usually himself. Right now he has to sniff his feet, which makes it awkard to move around sometimes. Don't laugh, (go ahead I did at first have you ever heard of a sniffing tic? I thought I noticed her sniffing me once last week, and right after I thought I saw her hiding the fact that she was sniffing my shoulder... Well tonight sitting there watching tv with her, I was positive that she was doing it again twice to me. Then she came in the kitchen laughing and I realized she was sniffing inbetween her laughs. Now I'm not sure if this is actually a tic or OCD. The only other tic I have ever seen her do was with the sudden onset she had a grimancing neck twisting but that went away after the first antibiotic we tried in November... Maybe this is a herx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 DS has done the sniffing thing at times, but I always classify it as an OCD thing. He is "checking" what things smell like. Was too embarrassed to explain the reason behind it. But it was a voluntary movement, a compulsion. (not that it matters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfran Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm really curious how to differentiate between a tic and a compulsion. DS9 definitely had tics from age 6 until about 5 months ago. Now they seem like compulsions to me, but I can't articulate the difference in a way that makes me happy. But he seemed a lot less aware of the tics -- like they just happened, while the compulsions seem a lot more voluntary -- even though he has to do them. DS has done the sniffing thing at times, but I always classify it as an OCD thing. He is "checking" what things smell like. Was too embarrassed to explain the reason behind it. But it was a voluntary movement, a compulsion. (not that it matters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lismom Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 My son has had a sniffing tic where it sounds like he just as allergies. I believe this was from herxing. It did go away. I've seen it come back once and someone recommended acetyl-l-carnitine which seem to do the trick. I still give this for the brain health benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm really curious how to differentiate between a tic and a compulsion. DS9 definitely had tics from age 6 until about 5 months ago. Now they seem like compulsions to me, but I can't articulate the difference in a way that makes me happy. But he seemed a lot less aware of the tics -- like they just happened, while the compulsions seem a lot more voluntary -- even though he has to do them. That's sort of how I see the difference as well. Here's a similar discussion from a few months ago... http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13347&st=0&p=110631&fromsearch=1entry110631 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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