What exactly is going on when a child struggles for the next day after excessive tablet and Nintendo games?

Our neighbor boy has played on the holidays, since he was sick in bed, quite extensively Tablet and Nintendo.

When my son visited him the day before yesterday, he seemed normal. Yesterday he strummed in a tour with both eyes, i. He had a noticeably increased eyelid frequency.

Today the same. I asked his mother about it. She said the eyes are probably overloaded by media consumption, so the LED light, the flickering of the games, etc.

Does anyone know something like that? That it occurs suddenly and then strummed non-stop?

We're thinking about buying a Nintendo for my son as well, but now I'm worried that he'll get something like that. Does that go away when playing is reduced? I thought it was really scary.

I play quite excessively myself and am surrounded by screens all day long. It never happened to me. And even with all acquaintances who often sit long in front of a screen, I've never heard that.

I rather believe that this has a different cause, but of course I'm not an expert either.

I'm a computer scientist and program additionally as a hobby.

Accordingly, I sit (or stand, there height-adjustable table) for a long time in front of the PC.

It sometimes happens that the frequency of blinking increases in dry eyes because they try to re-wet. But only in very few people. Not for me, for example.

It has nothing to do with addiction or the like.

The excessive LED in front of the eyes is not very unhealthy. That's more like sitting and lying down.

So you do not have to be worried. Also, you should just control yourself how much your child plays. Because the more important aspect is that the child does not neglect other tasks.

And yes, the blinking is gone within a few hours, if the person has no display in front of his nose.

Dry eyes. Occasionally. The eyes try to light up. But it is completely harmless.

I do not know that from my kids either.

I do not know how old your son is, but surely you can (and should) restrict the time he spends at the switch anyway.

I often have it that in my eyes bursting after excessive games veins in the eyes. (Have 150% eyesight, which makes my eyes much harder to focus on). The next day, the healing process usually starts in conjunction with mild itching, which causes me to blink more often.

I wonder if we even get one.

Did the mother have the pediatrician confirm that it was really on the screen?

It may or may not be due to media consumption. Many younger children have a kind of "obsessive-compulsive disorder," in which striking movements (such as over-blinking) are typical. That does not have to be a worrying thing and usually goes away by itself.

Incidentally, a Nintendo is safe for a child, if you set limits. A predetermined number of hours of play per day, which should not be exceeded, would be good. He should also take a break of at least 15-20 minutes per 1-2 hours. And best not to play just before going to sleep.

I think it should be obvious that responsible parents do not let their children play at the same time 15h. This can't only be damaging to children's eyes.

As far as I do not know. In the other I agree with you.

How old is he?

My son bought one at 13, and that was a good age for it. He's gambling with it, of course, but it's self-defeating because he's got a lot to do with school, sports, and friends.

I also love the games that you can play together on the Switch + phones, which are like board games earlier, and sometimes unite the family. And Switch's Labo kits are great too, so you can make stuff out of cardboard + the switch, which is a first step in understanding hardware.

He is 9. Our son goes to the sport 3 times a week.