Lewis Capaldi has announced that he might have to quit his music career if his Tourette's gets worse.
The Someone You Loved singer revealed to fans in September that he had been diagnosed with Tourette's, and opened up about his physical and mental health in his new Netflix documentary How I'm Feeling Now, which will be available on the platform on Wednesday (April 5).
He's explained that performing and making music can make his Tourette's symptoms worse, and videos have circulated on social media of his performances where he is displaying Tourette's symptoms. But what are the symptoms of Tourette's?
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Tourette's syndrome is a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements called tics. There's no cure for Tourette's syndrome, but treatment can help manage symptoms.
People with Tourette's syndrome have a combination of physical and vocal tics. Examples of physical tics include:
- blinking
- eye rolling
- grimacing
- shoulder shrugging
- jerking of the head or limbs
- jumping
- twirling
- touching objects and other people
Examples of vocal tics include:
- grunting
- throat clearing
- whistling
- coughing
- tongue clicking
- animal sounds
- saying random words and phrases
- repeating a sound, word or phrase
- swearing
Tics can be worse on some days than others. They may be worse during periods of stress, anxiety, or tiredness.
Lewis said: "It's only making music that does this to me, otherwise I can be fine for months at a time, so it's a weird situation. Right now, the trade-off is worth it, but if it gets to a point where I'm doing irreparable damage to myself, I'll quit.
"I hate hyperbole but it is a very real possibility that I will have to pack music in."
He said that his tic is getting "quite bad" on stage at the moment and that he's trying to get on top of it, the Mirror reports.
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