2yrs & 3mos. hysterical at high pitched/loud noises

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Is this common? I have never experienced it here and want to label it as odd and possibly a sensory thing.

2yrs and 3mos. little boy who screams, clings to the caregiver (whether that is daycare teacher, mom, aunt), and will melt on the ground. This won't stop until the noise does. Last week it was the vacuum cleaner, garbage truck drivig away, and the sound of someone sawing wood in their garage far away (was not loud, just high pitched).

[Kabob]

Could be a sensory thing.

My ds went through a period where noises scared him like that...of course in his case it was because he got tubes in his ears around the age of 2 so suddenly he was bombarded with many new and scary noises. He would cling to me and freak out shaking and sobbing at every new sound...

Other than that, maybe they are super sensitive right now, had a bad experience, or has something else going on...hard to say since I don't know his history...

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

He is my nephew but comes here now. Never noticed it before I was around him for long periods of time. My sister-in-law said he has always been like this.

[Heidi]

Maybe these are worth a $18 try.

http://www.encoredataproducts.com/hearing-protection/califone-hush-buddy-kids-hearing-protector-panda/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwn4iiBRDFh76wlfCVuYABEiQAwWJ1Iow3AdreoI_lQYXsTByNlum-yQocM9Yt0EtmQXxL4xAaAgmf8P8HAQ

I'd only use them as needed; not all the time. "Mommy is going to vacuum, let's get your mufflers on!". "Oh, there's that loud garbage truck, where are your mufflers?"

You wouldn't want to cancel ALL noise, just dampen the extreme ones until he's a little older and can hopefully tolerate them. Or, teach him to put his hands over his ears. "Does, that noise make your ears hurt? Here, like this"

Maybe?:confused:

[Unregistered]

Mine was like this for a good while. Noise in general she was sensitive to, along with seams and tags in clothes. Certain sudden loud vibrating noises completely freaked her out. It got better in her second year of school. In her first year she often let her teacher know that she found the class too loud. Her teacher just agreed with her.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Maybe these are worth a $18 try.

http://www.encoredataproducts.com/hearing-protection/califone-hush-buddy-kids-hearing-protector-panda/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwn4iiBRDFh76wlfCVuYABEiQAwWJ1Iow3AdreoI_lQYXsTByNlum-yQocM9Yt0EtmQXxL4xAaAgmf8P8HAQ

I'd only use them as needed; not all the time. "Mommy is going to vacuum, let's get your mufflers on!". "Oh, there's that loud garbage truck, where are your mufflers?"

You wouldn't want to cancel ALL noise, just dampen the extreme ones until he's a little older and can hopefully tolerate them. Or, teach him to put his hands over his ears. "Does, that noise make your ears hurt? Here, like this"

Maybe?:confused:

Thanks! Will try!

[daycarediva]

I was going to suggest ear muffs with foam cut out to fit inside. That's what I came up with for my ds with ASD and sensory issues. We now use those shapeable ear plugs so it doesn't look odd when he's wearing them in the middle of summer. ::