5 yr old girl. Normal weight and height. Several days ago I noticed her blowing out of her mouth while eating. I didn't think much of it because we worked on that at feeding therapy to do instead of sucking in air after a gag. She has always had feeding and stomach struggles. That evening Inoticed her doing it occasionally while not eating so asked her if she felt like she needed to gag and she said no. She was blowing away the purple glowy thing that were trying to get her. I asked her what she meant and she said there were purple glowy things floating around. I asked her when she saw them and she said used to at night but now all the time. Then asked her where and she pointed and then said sometimes they hide. I mentioned it to my husband and he said they had just played Minecraft and saw the enderman character who had purple glowy things floating off him so we figured it was that. She didn't do it at my mom's house the next day but that night she was doing it more and again she said there were little floating things trying to get in her mouth and she was blowing them away. She woke up yesterday and is blowing out pretty much anytime she opens her mouth (speaking, eating, etc). She seems happy and is playing. She doesn't say anything about what she says she sees unless you ask her but she's constantly blowing out. She has seemed a little more distracted than normal but she has always struggled with attention so it's hard to say if it is connected. She is sleeping fine and doesn't seem scared. I am at a loss. Is this normal childhood imagination, maybe a tic that she's trying to explain? I'm going to call her pediatrician tomorrow, but was thinking about an eye exam too. Her twin had a temporary tic of clearing her throat last year but it resolved so we have seen that before.
Editing to add: her feeding therapist is an OT. I plan to speak with her about it as well tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest. We already have an appointment then.