Sensitivity to Sound

Hi,
I don't think you have anything to worry about. You may want to watch for some sensory issues, which is really no big deal. We all have things that drive us nuts. My middle son is sensitive to loud noises still at 10 years old. He has to have certain underwear or it drives him crazy. He won't eat mashed potatoes because it makes him gag. Things like that. He just has a sensory system that is a little more sensitive than normal.

Now, my other son, has major sensory integration dysfunction. He needs and even craves sensory input by having to hang upside down, swing, and even hit himself. His sensory system is "under developed" I guess you can say, but he also has CHARGE Syndrome, so it goes with that.

So, in other words unless you have some kind of diagnosis or disability, I wouldn't worry about it.

My eight year old since she was born has been very sensitive to loud noises. I wouldn't worry. I was very calm during my pregnancy so my husband can't figure it out, but I do know I hate loud, sudden noises so It may be genetic. I hate popping balloons. I'm always on my guard at birthday parties :) My two year old has no sensitivity as far as I can tell! The odd thing is that I was in the music business where all I did was scout bands for record deals by going to clubs and they were loud. That generally didn't bother me, but it certainly does bother my child if we take her to a concert that is too loud.

I aso dont think you have too much to worry about right now.If you think about it this ittle baby spent 9 months in your womb where things were nice and muffled and now he's out in the BIG LOUD world.i know my kids jumped and startled pretty easily at first too.EVentuay he shoud grow out of it.HUGS!!!!

My daughter was like that. The pediatrician told us that it was just her adjusting to the outside world and it would pass. It did at about 2-2.5 months and it really didn't start for her till she was about 2-3 weeks old.

My son is 3.5 and he went thru the same thing. But occasionally gets startled. How big is the dog? He could also be scared of the dog.

I myself was born with a sensitivity to sound. Mine was not so much loud noises but high pitched noises. My ears were so sensitive to silver ware clanging together or my father using his saw i would scream. It took until i got our of high school before it started to become tolerable. I am now almost in my 60's and it is still a bother but not nearly as painful. Best of luck. You might have the babies ears tested i found i could hear higher pitches than most people.
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hey J., yes my son out grew this noise sensitivity. Every fourth of july he would sit in the car while we watched fireworks. So get ready for that comming up soon. Be sensitive to it though, it will go away. I think it lasted untill my son was four. Then it got better. My sisters son was like that too. SHe has two and her oldest was not like this. I have a two month old as well, born March 21, he seems to be doing ok. You may not be going through the same thing though. I bet it is just because he is still a newborn and he is still adjusting. Every kid is different. Give it a month and he will probably be ok, my oldest was sesitive to loud noises like I said untill around age four. Good Luck. J.

My son was like that when he was really little. i would put on a humidifier or fan to help drown out other noise and close his bedroom door when he was sleeping and that helped. He is no longer jumpy with loud noises but he is very interested in them.

My daughter who is 5 is still like that. Even people talking loudly makes her ears hurt. She is healthy & everything is fine she just hates loud things. We have construction ear muffs for her when we go somewhere with a lot of noise. It has gotten less severe over the last few years but she still says shh you make my ears hurt if people get to loud.

I know this is late, but my now 20 yr. old daughter was extremely sensitive to sound too as a baby. Sudden loud noises or my husband playing his trumpet would cause her to cry and scream. I would give a long, tight squeeze and soothe her with my voice telling her she's going to be OK. I would also play soft classical or jazz music in the house most of the time for her.

I never thought of asking anyone back then if this was normal and assumed because we, the parents, were accomplished musicians, she just had extra sensitive hearing. AND, today, my daughter is very musically gifted, but takes it for granted...boo hoo.

Best of luck!
The other Jennifer R

Hey there J.. My youngest daughter, who's now 3, used to be like that. She was a 10wk early preemie and seemed to be hyper-sensitive to noise &/or stimulation. I found that turning on baby einsteins classical lullabies cd softly when putting her to sleep helped. It got her used to having some quiet soothing noise at nite-nite time. Maybe that'll work for you. I understand how frustrating it can be to try to keep a house quiet when there are dogs, kids, and other people to contend with. I just used to make nap time into down time for everyone in the house also. Even if my oldest daughter wouldn't sleep, we'd read books or watch a movie together. Eventually, leslie, my little one has grown out of it for the most part. Good luck, hope this info was helpful! :)