Does anyone here, or any of your kids, have an extreme sensitivity to sounds? My dd gets extremely bothered by small sounds, sounds that don't bother most people - the sound of me yawning or breathing, the sound of other people chewing, people tapping their fingers, or bouncing their legs, the sound of me typing on the laptop and so on and so on. I have read about some sound sensitivity problems. It might be misophonia, or hyperacusis. I'm not sure. Misophonis typically only involves small, quiet sounds, and sometimes she has trouble with loud sounds as well. Not as much, and she has learned to tolerate the loud sounds somewhat as she has gotten older but the other little sounds have not gotten better. In fact, they are getting worse.
So, I need help. Where do I go to get her help? I have mentioned it to her dr and we were thinking SPD, which she may still have that, but I'm not sure if this is part of that or something else entirely.We are trying to find a psych dr to get her anxiety and possible SPD evaluated, but I'm wondering if we need to go somewhere else, perhaps and auditory specialist to get this looked at. Would that be an ENT or what kind of dr? And any tips on how to deal with this at home? Lately she can hardly stand to be in the same room with me bc she says the noises are too much for her to handle. Please help!
That sounds frustrating! I'd definitely call the pedi to see who they would recommend seeing...audiologist, neurologist, ENT, therapist, etc.
I hope you get some answers and find something that helps!
Quoting poshkat:
I'm sensitive to sounds like that too. I hear sounds people don't, like the high pitched sound the t.v. makes when it's turned on. People chewing makes me angry. I also hear dog whistles and high pitched things like that.
My 5yo can be like that. He gets mad if anyone says anything repeatedly, too. No radio in the car. He tells me to keep it off, Mom.
My Dad is also this way. He can't be near people eating unless he can focus on something else. Don't ever eat ice around him either! He gets really bothered by it.
I don't have any advice on it though. We just always saw them as their 'ticks'
Good Luck!
My son most likely has Asperger's and with that comes sensitivity to sounds. I am about to go into all out battle with my insurance company to pay for evaluation because he needs therapy for social issues, sensory issues and emotional processing issues. Super smart kid, but he has become bored with school and now doesn't even try. Small, repetitive noises bother him and loud noises bother him a lot.
Has your child ever been diagnosed with Hydronephrosis
Yellow soft drinks or dark?
- pce68
on Mar. 2, 2013 at 1:09 AM