Can TikTok trigger ‘tics’ in teens? Here’s what doctors said

Since the onset of the pandemic, specialists around the globe have seen a spike in young patients that have developed tics. And some have pointed to social media, particularly TikTok, as a factor. 

Exposure to videos of tics, sudden, repetitive involuntary movements or sounds, could be correlated to the “explosive” onset of tic-like behavior in young people, said Dr. Mohammed Aldosari, director of the Center for Pediatric Neurosciences at Cleveland Clinic. 

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