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Question 101: Hey remember me R., from the tourrette presentation and the tourrette group? So, are you planning to make Canada’s second tourrette clinic? Tourrette’s hasn’t even gotten around to Microsoft; I checked the spelling and grammar (If I spelled it wrong, cause it’s underlined by red) and no Tourrette’s! You should get them to put it in there dictionary, because “YOU HAVE THE POWER”, lol (lots of laughs). My Tourrette’s recently slowed down, but then it went speedy again, it’s weird. My Tourrette’s are barely noticeable, what’s it like to have a vocal tick? I just have movement tick’s, no vocal’s. The weird thing is my tick’s came from throat infection’s, then once we removed my Tonsil’s it started about a month or two after. I just don’t understand how that could give me Tourrette’s. We’ll type back soon C,yah!!! R.P., MB, Canada.

Hi there R.! I've been busy too, getting a new Tourette clinic ready! It won't be the 2nd one (there are others in Canada too), but it will be the NEXT one.....I still think yours is the best, though....

I've noticed that about Microsoft too -- if it makes you feel any better, MOST disorders and diseases and medical things aren't listed in regular dictionaries: they put all those words into special doctor dictionaries though (including Tourette!).

And don't worry -- it is normal for Tourette to go up and down (the fancy words for that is 'waxing and waning'). Vocal tics feel the same as motor ones -- same urge to do it, but it makes a sound instead!

You are right that a it would be weird for a throat infection to give you Tourette -- what actually happens is that when your body is fighting the throat infection, some things in your body get banged up a bit (kind of like when two people fight on TV the room might get smashed up). Some people think that when certain things in your body get banged up during that fight, THAT can cause tics to start happening.

I hope this helps, R., and it was nice to talk to you again! Maybe we'll meet again someday! In the meantime....Keep On Ticcin'!! :)

Dr. Dunc.

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