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My son also does the same thing. He is 10. It started when he was 8. I took him to a neurologist because I was so scared that he had Tourettes, but he does not. It is a nervous tic. It is hereditary and the tic can, and usually does change form. My son actually started grunting and then it turned into the blinks. Often there are months when there are no tics. The neurologist said that this is something that typically subsides in the early twenties. My second son also has these nervous tics. His are verbal tics. He makes these weird sounds. AHHH! But it comes and goes and they are healthy normal boys. Definitely get it checked out, but if the neurologist tells you nervous tics, there is no need to worry. Hope that helps.