Hypersensitivity to noise

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Non-native speaker FTM of a 14 months old here. Sertraline keeps my PND controlled but still suffer from extreme anxiety and doing CBT.
I am already worried sick about DS' language development given his bilingualism.

Yesterday nursery staff spoke to me with quite worried faces about his hypersensitivity to noise, he got very upset when one of them was using the vacuum cleaner, similar episodes happened recently at home with drill and kitchen robot.

I couldn't sleep at all last night given everything I have read about early signs of sensory processing disorders , ASD etc. Today upon drop off I asked staff again and they reiterated I need to speak to HV or GP.

My mum told me that I wasn't like that at his age. Any experiences?

Hypersensitivity to noise on its own is not in any way indicative of any kind of developmental condition. My brother was like that and tbh still is but definitely doesn't have any kind of developmental condition, he just can't stand loud noises! If staff recommended to speak to HV or GP then I would do that, but noise sensitivity on its own is not going to get your son diagnosed with anything. I am on the autistic spectrum and I am hypersensitive to noise but that's only one symptom for me amongst many others, and tbh being on the autistic spectrum especially nowadays for high-functioning individuals really isn't a death sentence, I'm a new mum, a graduate with first-class honours, have a steady job etc. Also I was initially raised bilingual and it didn't delay my speech development at all, in fact quite the opposite - when I was a toddler I had a paeditrician appt about gastro issues and my parents love to recount how he said I had one of the best (English) language skills that he had ever seen for a child that age, despite my dad primarily speaking to me in another language. Unfortunately I didn't go on to become bilingual (my mother doesn't speak the other language and did the vast majority of my care, and I live in England and went to school here), but my English has remained excellent - I have a first class degree in Law with French, English A-Level at grade A, etc.

I doubt the above will provide you with much reassurance given your anxiety issues (which I understand to some extent, having a chronic anxiety disorder), but thought I would write all the same.

Hopefully it is nothing to worry about, I really struggle with my partner turning the tv or music up really loud, and can't cope with the tv and noisy baby toys at the same time but I don't have other sensory issues.

I have misophonia and no other issues

By itself this is not an issue. We have a bilingual 6 year old who as a baby was always quiet, shy, struggled to socialise and very sensitive to noise. Even when he went to school he told me he found the playground too noisy. He’s fine now- still doesn’t like noise but a bright happy NT child in year 2 performing well above expected levels.

Thanks everyone. I don't worry about the possibility of having to deal with an ASD-related condition in itself - I mean, it's not about me, it's about him, the last thing I would want for him would be to struggle in social contexts as I've done all my life (NT, just super shy and kind of old minded from birth IYSWIM).

Going to call over lunch, hope to get him seen.

Good to read that this isn't a sign of anything in itself, thanks again