An alarming new trend among teenage girls in this country, during the pandemic doctors report an increase in the number of girls who developed tics, similar to those we’ve seen in Tourette Syndrome (TS). And, the common link with most patients is the social media app, TikTok.
Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. Researchers found that many of the patients watched videos on TikTok from influencers who said they had Tourette Syndrome. So, we have to ask what is going on here? Watch now as Dr. Jennifer Hartstein chimes in on what’s happening…
