Hi,
These features do come under tics.
Tics are a curious assemblage of abrupt, repetitive movements and sounds. Tics are often more easily recognized than precisely defined. They are isolated disinhibited fragments of normal motor or vocal behaviors. Said another way, tics are sudden, repetitive, stereotyped motor movements or phonic productions that involve discrete muscle groups. They can be easily mimicked and are often confused with normal coordinated movements or vocalizations. ... The observed range of
motor tics is extraordinary, so that virtually any voluntary motor movement can emerge as a motor tic.
Your husband is having a motor tic, initially it is seen as a simple tic lasting for less than a second. With time, this can progress into a complex tic.
Please have him
consult a psychiatrist. This is a treatable condition.
Hope this helps