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Suggest Remedies For Delayed Growth And Speech Delay In A Child
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Question : My Son, who is 3 years now.. hardly speak.. He do speak few single words.. he understand every instruction of us and his teacher and make us understand everything by signs. He speak one words like Papa, Mumma, Dudu (Milk) & so on... but cannot frame a sentence.
Brief Answer:
Please answer my questions - I need more information
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I understand your concern.
I have few questions for you -
1. What is his birth weight and current weight?
2. When did he start walking?
3. Did he cry immediately after birth or did he require any special assistance to take the first breath?
4. How long does he see television or tablet or cartoons per day?
5. Did any one of the parents' had a speech delay as children?
6. How many word s does he speak as of now- I mean his vocabulary consists of how many words?
7. Have his ears been checked for auditory potential or a BERA test has been performed at any point of time?
Please get back to me with answers so that I can guide you better.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Please answer my questions - I need more information
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I understand your concern.
I have few questions for you -
1. What is his birth weight and current weight?
2. When did he start walking?
3. Did he cry immediately after birth or did he require any special assistance to take the first breath?
4. How long does he see television or tablet or cartoons per day?
5. Did any one of the parents' had a speech delay as children?
6. How many word s does he speak as of now- I mean his vocabulary consists of how many words?
7. Have his ears been checked for auditory potential or a BERA test has been performed at any point of time?
Please get back to me with answers so that I can guide you better.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
1. What is his birth weight and current weight?
Birth Weight was 1.6 KG and his current weight is 15.5 KG
2. When did he start walking?
He walked almost after 2 years.
3. Did he cry immediately after birth or did he require any special assistance to take the first breath?
He cried immediately after birth ( I was also in that room).
4. How long does he see television or tablet or cartoons per day?
He had recently started watching TV with his elder brother but not beyond 30 minutes. We have recently disconnected the TV.
5. Did any one of the parents' had a speech delay as children?
No, none of us had that issue in our childhood.
6. How many word s does he speak as of now- I mean his vocabulary consists of how many words?
Around 15-20 different words he is speaking today but most of them are mono-syllabus. Like Mumma, Dadda, Papa, Faru, XXXXXXX (naighbour Kids), Duddu Do (Give me milk), Ball, Aaja (come), Phone, Ma.. & so on..
7. Have his ears been checked for auditory potential or a BERA test has been performed at any point of time?
Yes, We did Bera Test during his birth and its results was Negative. We never felts that he had a hearing problem as he respond when we call and is also scared of Pressure Cooker whistle.
Birth Weight was 1.6 KG and his current weight is 15.5 KG
2. When did he start walking?
He walked almost after 2 years.
3. Did he cry immediately after birth or did he require any special assistance to take the first breath?
He cried immediately after birth ( I was also in that room).
4. How long does he see television or tablet or cartoons per day?
He had recently started watching TV with his elder brother but not beyond 30 minutes. We have recently disconnected the TV.
5. Did any one of the parents' had a speech delay as children?
No, none of us had that issue in our childhood.
6. How many word s does he speak as of now- I mean his vocabulary consists of how many words?
Around 15-20 different words he is speaking today but most of them are mono-syllabus. Like Mumma, Dadda, Papa, Faru, XXXXXXX (naighbour Kids), Duddu Do (Give me milk), Ball, Aaja (come), Phone, Ma.. & so on..
7. Have his ears been checked for auditory potential or a BERA test has been performed at any point of time?
Yes, We did Bera Test during his birth and its results was Negative. We never felts that he had a hearing problem as he respond when we call and is also scared of Pressure Cooker whistle.
Brief Answer:
He needs speech therapy and effort from your side
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Suggestions:
1. I suggest you should be singing rhymes to him and stimulate him and encourage him to utter words.
2. Do not use tablet or computer or TV or laptop for doing that.
3. Do not force him too much comparing him with others.
4. He might get benefited by speech therapy.
I agree that he turns to sounds, but there are limits to hearing certain decibels.
My suggestion is that you should get a BERA test done again. Based on that he might require an ENTconsult or only speech therapy.
But speech therapy will definitely improve his speech capabilities.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
He needs speech therapy and effort from your side
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Suggestions:
1. I suggest you should be singing rhymes to him and stimulate him and encourage him to utter words.
2. Do not use tablet or computer or TV or laptop for doing that.
3. Do not force him too much comparing him with others.
4. He might get benefited by speech therapy.
I agree that he turns to sounds, but there are limits to hearing certain decibels.
My suggestion is that you should get a BERA test done again. Based on that he might require an ENTconsult or only speech therapy.
But speech therapy will definitely improve his speech capabilities.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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