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Ear defenders for a 3 year old

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Hi everyone,

My son is 3 years old. He has autism and is non verbal. He has alot of sensory needs and hates his head/hair being touched. Lately, he is getting very upset by loud noises and even some noises that aren’t loud, noises that to him are upsetting. He used to just cover his ears but now he covers his ears and cries and he gets very upset and sad. We have bought ear defenders but he won’t wear them, they do feel quite tight and my other children have tried them and said the same. I have tried stretching them out but he still won’t wear them. Are there ear defenders you can get that aren’t quite so tight? He won’t wear anything in ear and I cant explain to him they are tight but will get better as he doesn’t understand/is able to take instructions or conversation. I hope I haven’t made that too complicated.

Thank you.

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  • I could only suggest trying a bigger size of ear defenders. I think they have to be a little tight to seal round the ear in order to reduce the noise. I sympathise with this issue as I can be noise sensitive but I cannot stand anything round my head or in my ears so all the usual solutions are not good options. The only other thing I can suggest trying is getting some headphones for him. These may not be as tight as ear defenders and you can play whatever he likes through them - stories, nursery rhymes etc. The issue with this solution is it wouldn't be great in places where you needed him to be able to listen to you as well. Sensory issues are really difficult sometimes. Hope you find a solution that works.

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    Thank you for your reply. I will try the headphones suggestion and maybe this also might help him get used to the sensation of something touching his head.

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