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People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics. This exhausting process is key to treatment.

People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics. This exhausting process is key to treatment.
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By Dr. Michael Okun for The Conversation Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly untenable until the urge eventually wins. People with Tourette syndrome descri...

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