Sensitivity

March 4, 2009

I am sure this has been discussed before, but do you find your children to

be especially sensitive to sound and light (at all times, not just during a

fever? Everything is " too loud " or " too bright " for our 2.5 year old. The

opthamologist checked her eys and said she was just light sensitive, but

wondering if there is any link?

March 4, 2009

My son had liked wearing sunglasses ever since he discovered them and hates the

sun in his eyes. I've always thought this because he is very fair and has light

blue eyes. For sound definitely not. We have taken him to monster truck, IMAX

movies, flight simulators, and we had major construction done to our home with

very loud nail guns and he was loving it.

When fevering (with an accompanying massive headache) he is sensitive to

everything which is understandable.

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March 4, 2009

Hi, I did post something similar awhile back. Our son (2 1/2) is always

sensitive to light and sound. During his fevers it is over the top. We have

not been to an eye doc, but did go to an audiologist. They diagnosed him with

hyperacusis (sound sensitivity) in the 500 frequency range, which tends to be

women's voices (think the shrill kind, high pitched crying..etc). I feel the

sound part is related because when he has gone for a longer period of time

without his fever things seem to get better.

I would love to know what you have done to help with this.

Ethan (2 1/2 fevering since 3 months)

March 4, 2009

Hi.

This is true of my daughter too.

March 5, 2009

My son, Calder, is also very light sensitive. We had him checked about a

year and a half ago by an opthamologist at the suggestion of his

pediatrician just to be sure. He told us he is just light sensitive. He

too likes to wear sunglasses outside all the time. He did not seem to be

noise sensitive but in the last year decided he does not like to go to the

movie theater because it is too loud. Interesting.

March 11, 2009

My daughter has very sensitive hearing and sometimes complains that the sun is

too bright when we are driving someplace. I've never really thought of it

before, because her father also has the super sonic hearing. He was sick quite

a bit as a child. His mother always said it was asthma, but just this one poast

has made me wonder. His mother died two years ago, so I can't really ask her if

he had frequent unexplained fevers. Hmmmm.....

Michele

Mother to (16), Abby (13) and (6 - has grown out of ?)

March 23, 2009

hello everyone. I had replied to this message before but just wanted to share

some news. My son who is 3 had a consult with ENT. It was decided that my son

have a T & A, due to fevers and enlarged tonsils. We had seen a neurologist in

January due to my sons sensitivity to light and his strange blinking episodes he

experiences a few days before a fever comes on. He had an MRI of his head and

behind his eyes. The MRI came back fine, but before ENT will release him for

surgery he has to be cleared from neurology. My son just had an EEG done to

rule out seizures, which we all thought would come out fine, but to our surprise

it came back abnormal. We are now scheduled for a 4 hour EEG that will be video

taped to see what is exactly going on. I don't know if it is related or just

Coincidental. Just thought it was something to share.

March 23, 2009