Daughter covering her ears when scared?

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When my 2.5 year old gets scared, she covers her ears. And sometimes “loud” noises (sometimes they aren’t loud at all actually) scare her. 
Anyone else’s kid ever do things like this?

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I really don’t have enough experience in this to give advice... I just wanted to share that a little boy I used to nanny had sensory processing disorder. His parents said the first sign they noticed was him covering his ears quite often.

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My now three year old started doing this around age two. Sometimes the smallest sound would scare him. It really worried me for a wile, especially as it grew and grew in intensity, but I tried to see it as a phase... and as it turned out it was! It actually took some time to get over, but as he got to know the world more and more, saw I wasn’t scared, got explanations as to what everything was... it faded away. Any situation can be different, but your daughter does sound exactly the way my son was. And I do want to warn you, it did last for quite a wile, and did seem to get worse as the sound of a door shutting would freak him out if he didn’t know who did it. I don’t know when it changed exactly but it did, and now he is perfectly fine with loud or unexplained noises.

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Normal. My 2.5 year old does it too

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My nephew was like this when he was little. He even hated being outside because the wind was “loud.” His pediatrician said he may just have very sensitive ears. He is 8 now and seems to do fine. The last time I remember him doing things like that was when he was about 5 or 6.

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Some kids are just hypersensitive to some things. Sometimes they grow out of it, sometimes they don’t.

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Totally normal, it’s a coping technique. I wouldn’t worry, kids outgrow it.

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I used to do the same thing. The noise itself didn't scare me, but the loudness hurt my ears, so I'd cover them and try to get away. 
Even as an adult, I still jump at loud noises. People seem to get a kick out of it lol. It's more annoying than anything, because I can't control it.

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My 3 year old does this

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My oldest would cover his ears and scream in the car if music was too loud. Honestly I get pissed when the music is too loud too so it could totally be a sensory thing... he also doesn't like jeans or tshirts with tags even at 15... or this coat I bought him because it is itchy...😬

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I’m an adult and i do this 😳. Loud noises scare me, i know it’s a little irrational but they do and I’ve been this way as long as i can remember. Even loud rain and thunder is terrifying. Other than that I’m a fully functioning human being 😅

Daughter covering her ears when scared?

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