There have been multiple reports of cases in which viewing TikTok caused 'symptoms of behavior regardless of consciousness.'



Since 2020, the number of teenage girls who develop

'Tourette's syndrome ' with unintended behavior (motor tics) and remarks (voice tics) has increased significantly. Many experts have pointed out that TikTok may be involved in this increase in Tourette's syndrome patients.

Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor. --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-girls-are-developing-tics-doctors-say-tiktok-could-be-a-factor-11634389201



According to Dr. Donald Gilbert of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, about 10 teenagers have been diagnosed with Turret's syndrome in a month since March 2020. Not only the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has reported an increase in these cases, but the Texas Children's Hospital has been diagnosed with Turrett's syndrome, which was one or two cases a year before March 2020, in March 2020. Since then, it has been reported that the number has increased to about 60 cases. Similarly, Joseph Maggaia, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, said that the incidence of tic disorders in pediatric patients attending the Tourette's Syndrome Center at the hospital increased from 2-3% to 10-20% around March 2020. I am reporting.

Pediatricians in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom have collected cases over several months following an increase in the number of teens diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, and as a result, teenagers diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome It turned out that most were watching 'Tik Tok movies posted by posters who claim to have Tourette's Syndrome.'

Many 'movies recording the tic disorder of a poster who claims to have

Tourette's syndrome' with the hashtag '#tourettes (Tourette's syndrome patient) ' have been posted on TikTok, and the number of views is at the time of writing the article. In, it has reached 4.8B times (4.8 billion times).



For people with mental stress, 'behavior that the patient has ever seen' may appear as a physical symptom. According to Gilbert, many teenagers who recently suffered from Tourette's syndrome had previously been diagnosed with anxiety and depression caused by the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection. Gilbert claims that watching a 'Tourette's Syndrome Patient Movie' posted on TikTok under such psychological stress induced motor and vocal tics.

Doctors pointed out that the movie posted to TikTok as a Tourette's syndrome patient 'doesn't look like a symptom of Tourette's syndrome,' suggesting that many of the movies posted to TikTok are 'self-proclaimed' Tourette's syndrome patients. increase. However, with these claims in mind, Gilbert said, 'It's true that young people who watch the movie have Tourette's syndrome, regardless of the authenticity of the poster. We recommend staying away from TikTok for a few weeks to improve the situation. '



On the other hand, Maggia said, 'Some children develop tic disorder on social media, while others do not. It is thought that many factors such as anxiety, depression, and stress are involved in the onset.' He also points out that TikTok is not the only cause of the increase in cases of Tourette's syndrome.

The Wall Street Journal, which reported on this issue, summarizes what parents should do if their child develops symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, based on expert opinion:

Keep your child away from TikTok and other social media for weeks
・Set 'Parental Control ' to limit movie search
・ If tic disorder is severe enough to interfere with daily life, consult a specialist.
・ Do not think too much about tic disorder and spend your daily life as usual
・ Do not overreact to tic disorder
・ Encourage children to do physical activities such as sports and yoga

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