My son has been clicking his tongue for months. It is very loud and annoying. He's usually the first to wake up, and soon thereafter the clicking wakes up the whole family. It happens on and off all day, along with other tics. He has Tourettes. Stress and lack of sleep make tics worse. Clicking is not as bad as other tics. Several doctors agree nothing should be done to treat it because the only medications have terrible side effects. Despite stress it causes family we do our best to just tolerate and not criticize. He hates tics, recognizes it, but cannot stop it. Sad situation, but better than so many other.
Mar 28, 2012 Rating
My new problem by: Anonymous
I am 20 years old and Ive never been big on getting tics. Oddly enough, the day I moved out of my parents house I noticed I developed this tongue clicking problem. It's been a month now and I can't stop. I notice it only when it gets really loud. I would relate it to when I'm stressed or thinking a lot. I don't know what to do, or if it will ever go away. It came so suddenly and happens so many times a day
Jul 08, 2011 Rating
tongue clicking by: Anonymous
my son clicks when he is alone or he has nothing to do i am worried as he keeps telling me that they is sugar in his tongue i have stopped any sort of sugar in his cereals ei cornflakes, weetabix and it distract other children in his class.
May 10, 2011 Rating
When he's upset by: Anonymous
My son will click his tongue, but toward the back of his throat. The sound is muted since his mouth is generally closed. He'll do this when he's upset or calming down from being upset.
May 10, 2011 Rating
LOUD tongue clicking by: Anonymous
Yes, my son has done it for some years now - despite the fact that he gets in trouble for it at school, etc. He just can't help it. He also has SPD, so I see he does it when stressed, when in a room with a lot of sensory input, when trying to alert or awaken himself/his system for some reason, etc. He is not aware of or in control of these, so the best solution is gum or candy to suck on. :)
Apr 02, 2011 Rating
tongue clicking by: kelly
Have him checked by a doctor, it can sometimes be tourettes syndrome. The more stressed or nervous a child is with tourettes, the more you will see the ticks. A very common age of diagnosis seems to be around 7-8yrs old.
Apr 01, 2011 Rating
tongue clicking by: Anonymous
My son starts clicking his tongue after something stressful happens. Ex...a fight w his younger brother. I'm so upset about his clicking. It goes on for days. I don't know what to do to make him stop?
Jul 25, 2010 Rating
tongue clicking by: Anonymous
my 8yr old daughter had several habits all to do with her face, screwing up her nose, blinking a lot and tongue clicking which can drive you crazing. We have since found out that she has Tourette's syndrome. I hope your friends daughter tongue clicking is just a habit, but if not tourette's is something they have no control over.
Jul 11, 2010 Rating
Tongue clicking by: Anonymous
My daughter's friend does it constantly and it is so annoying. My daughter started and I put a stop to it right away. I am here looking it up on the internet to see why a child would do it.
May 13, 2010 Rating
tongue clicking by: Anonymous
My son, 5 does that, especially when there is loud noises or just to distract himself from the surroundings. I never met anyone who does that and people are like what is he doing. He also has other sensory issues. This is a great site because i just found out about this but have been dealing with it for 4 years and everybody just thinks im spoiling my son by giving in to him. Is there a certain time when you child does the tongue clicking?
