7 Month Old Very Sensitive To Loud Sounds

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7 Month Old Very Sensitive To Loud Sounds

by Kayla Spears
(detroit,al)

My Little Sweetheart

My baby is 7 months old and has always been so sensitive to loud noise. When we go to church clapping scares him to death or even someone coughing, laughing, or sneezing makes him jump out of his skin. When we go to Walmart the buggies rattling also scares him and makes him cry...is this normal or do I have a sound sensitive baby???

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7 Month Old Very Sensitive To Loud Sounds

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Jan 24, 2009

Sound Sensitivity
by: Baby Help Line - Annie

Hi Kayla

I have to agree, I do think your baby is sensitive to sound. In my experience, the babies I have come across that seem to be
sound sensitive, are also very alert, notice
absolutely everything around them, learn things quickly, have an incredible memory for things you won't even realize they have picked up. (I don't have scientific proof for this though!)

When you think about it, everything is vibration, even our bodies are billions of tiny atoms vibrating incredibly fast and our eardrums are designed as a sensitive receiver. What the average person hears normally can be painful for those who are sensitive. Babies can go into overload with stimulation and tiredness can make sound sensitivity more problematic.

You didn't say if your little boy is on solids yet. There has been a link between lack of magnesium and sound sensitivity. I would doubt you are giving him artificial sweeteners or highly processed foods, but some babies have had a lot of medicines or vitamins which contain aspartame to sweeten, and that can affect hearing. If you are feeding solids to your baby, try high magnesium foods such as beans and vegetables use organic food when possible. Read the labels of processed foods and avoid additives, and use whole grains instead of highly refined cereals.

It is impossible to avoid loud noises, but if
you try to make a game of bang bang, crash
crash type noises then you might be able to
switch his attentions to fun instead of fright.

Good luck with your little boy, he is such a cutie! By all means visit your doctor for other recommendations.

Wishing you much Joy with your little one,

Annie Desantis

Jan 24, 2009

thanks!
by: kayla

thank you so much! yes he is very alert and always into things..he's been on solid foods for a while now and i haven't noticed any diffrence in him being sensitive to loud noises..he's getting better though..i now can run a vaccum cleaner in front of him w/out him jumping and screaming.i hope he gets better as he gets older!

Dec 13, 2011

Scared of loud or laughing noise-14 months old NEW
by: Nina

My baby is highly sensitive to loud noise. Whenever one of us laughs loudly (not even that loud), he starts crying as if something terrible happened! In the church, if a baby cries, he will also start crying in an even louder noise, as if he is terrrified.

Otherwise, he is such a clever boy. Intelligent, I should say. Is intelligence the reason for this getting scared so easily? My husband says so.
But I would like to rule out that there is no other problem. It should not be autism (autistic kids can show sensitivity to sound), as he is very able and skilled in everything . He calls us names, dances to favorite videos and is actually cleverer than my other kids.

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