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Suggest Treatment For Hearing Problem

Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2015

Question: My 6 year old told me he hears things in his ears , like a baby crying and weird nosies ....I asked him if he hears this stuff at school and he said no , or at Grandma's house and he said no just at home he says he slaps his head to try and get it to stop ....I'm scared that this is not good at all

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This seems to be tinnitus/ auditory hallucinatiions

Detailed Answer:
Hi...By what you quote I feel that your son is having Tinnitus/ Auditory hallucinations.

I will discuss each separately.
Tinnitus - This means a constant ringing sensation in the ears wither unilateral or bilateral. There are many causes for this.

But I am surprised that he is complaining this only at home and nowhere else.

He needs evaluation by an ENT surgeon. But I can assure you that this is not an emergency and not a life threatening condition.

The various condition which can cause this Tinnitus are - ear injuries, circulatory system problems, noise-induced hearing loss, wax build-up in the ear canal, medications harmful to the ear, ear or sinus infections, misaligned jaw joints, head and neck trauma, Ménière's disease, or an abnormal growth of bone of the middle ear.

I suggest you consult an ENT surgeon.

Auditory hallucinations - The other though rare possibility is - auditory hallucination - but extremely rare in this age group. Hallucinations in children are of grave concern to parents and clinicians, but aren’t necessarily a symptom of mental illness. But a word of caution is that - Pediatric schizophrenia (also known as childhood schizophrenia, childhood-onset schizophrenia, and early-onset schizophrenia) is a possibility here. This presents symptoms such as auditory hallucinations.

You need to consult a pediatric clinical psychologist for this

I would like to know what happened further and I request you to keep me posted regarding and further proceedings.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (8 minutes later)

Thank You for your help , I'm quit scared that this might be a bad thing .. I'm hoping it just something going on with his ears

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please do not worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi...Please do not worry. Unless she is properly evaluated and a cause is found out, need not be worried.
Moreover all the ailments now are nothing in front of scientific development.

I would like to know what happened further and I request you to keep me posted regarding and further proceedings.

I wish your kid a speedy recovery. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below -
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar