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Covering ears after seizure
Tue, 11/08/2016 - 19:08Topic: Parents & Caregivers
My 2.5 yo has about 5-15 genrealized myoclonic seizures a day. The past few days we have started noticing that she covers both of her ears with her hands after she has one and sort of retreats into herself
It's so hard with her so young because she is not always able to tell us what is going on. She did mention after one of them that it was loud.
Has anyone experienced this before?
In several seizures the
Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2016-11-09 - 15:04
In several seizures the person can hear things and yes sometimes it can be loud. You might want to call the neurologist and discuss these issues since adjustments can be made to dosages which could control her seizures better. A call may be all that is needed.