I don't think it's normal for a toddler to cover her ears at loud noises. I don't recall my oldest covering her ears at loud noises. My youngest, on the other hand, does cover his ears at loud noises. He tells me that his "ears hurt." I know for sure that he doesn't have an ear infection, because his ears have been checked out. He didn't always do this. It's only been in the past year that he's covered his ears. Neither of my kids have a dx of SPD, but they have a bunch of the symptoms of SPD. My son was diagnosed with autism, however.
Have you talked to the pediatrician about it? Just to make sure that there isn't some underlying cause for the ear covering.
Aug 31, 2009 Rating
Hearing by: Anonymous
I think it is normal for toddlers to cover their ears for loud noises. My oldest when he was younger could not handle the toilet flushing at a public restroom and other noises like that. When he had his hearing testing before going to kindergarten they said he had very good hearing. It could be SPD if their were other circumstances going on with it but could be just a normal behavior as well.
