{"id":423001,"date":"2022-03-28T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-tiktok-may-be-causing-teen-girls-to-develop-neurological-disorders\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T21:52:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:52:35","slug":"how-tiktok-may-be-causing-teen-girls-to-develop-neurological-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-tiktok-may-be-causing-teen-girls-to-develop-neurological-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"#How TikTok may be causing teen girls to develop neurological disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e173fc5ba6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e173fc5ba6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-tiktok-may-be-causing-teen-girls-to-develop-neurological-disorders\/#%E2%80%9CHow_TikTok_may_be_causing_teen_girls_to_develop_neurological_disorders%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How TikTok may be causing teen girls to develop neurological disorders&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_TikTok_may_be_causing_teen_girls_to_develop_neurological_disorders%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How TikTok may be causing teen girls to develop neurological disorders&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Teenage girls are going to doctors and health clinics after experiencing tics and other disorders that are believed to stem from prolonged use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of young girls have been diagnosed with \u201cfunctional neurological disorders\u201d including \u201cvocal tics and abnormal body movements that aren\u2019t tied to an underlying disease,\u201d The Wall Street Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors reported that young girls from as far as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom came down with the unusual symptoms after watching TikTok videos featuring people suffering from Tourette syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Tourette syndrome is a disorder characterized by involuntary and repetitive movements and sounds.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Journal, the number of videos posted to TikTok under the hashtag #tourettes numbers in excess of 5 billion since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers in Australia published a paper in a journal earlier this month suggesting that girls with underlying psychiatric conditions were more susceptible to developing functional tics, the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>Experts from the University of Sydney concluded that the tics may have been caused by \u201ca mix of cumulative stress, in addition to social-media influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to TikTok seeking comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Young girls in particularly are thought to be susceptible to depression, poor sleep, and memory loss due to prolonged exposure to social media, according to researchers.\" class=\"wp-image-21690053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/tiktok-62.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Young girls in particular are thought to be susceptible to depression, poor sleep, and memory loss due to prolonged exposure to social media, according to researchers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for TikTok told the Journal that the app has reached out to experts \u201cwho have cautioned that correlation does not mean causation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said that those afflicted with Tourettes syndrome use the app to \u201cexpress themselves authentically, find community and fight stigma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The onset of the coronavirus pandemic cut off people from face-to-face social interactions, which naturally led to a greater reliance on social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>But experts worry that prolonged exposure to sites like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok could have negative effects on the mental health of young people.<\/p>\n<p>A 2018 study conducted in Britain found that increased use of social media apps made people more susceptible to sleep disruptions, depression, memory loss, and poor academic performance.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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