Dd in recepion can't seem to cope with noise

[roundabout1]

My dd is in reception & is quite a sensitive soul & has always been quite funny about loud noises. I noticed last week though that she has got much much worse. Before she would just say that she didn't like the noise, now she puts her hands over her ears & puts her face down & won't have eye contact. Whereas before it was sudden noises, noisy toys, hoover, drills, sirens etc now she reacts to traffic,loud music in shops, even in a busy cafe she clamped her hands over her ears saying it was too noisy & hurting her head. She has said on a number of occasions that she finds her classroom too noisy when they are playing & I know it took her ages to get used to the noise in the playground & hall at lunchtime but she seems happy with this now. A few weeks before half term I was called in to collect her from school as she had stomach ache & seemed unwell, when I collected her the classroom was really noisy & she looked very tired & pale. By the time we were walking home however she had perked up & said that she didn't really have tummy ache but it was just too noisy for her. Would you mention this noise problem to the teacher? I haven't yet as although dd is lovely she like most children is quite manipulative & I don't want to be in a position where she is using her dislike of noise as an excuse not to do things.

[oldenglishspangles]

Yes definitely mention it to the teacher. There can be many reasons for not liking the noise some straightforward to resolve some more complex. DS has had glue ear periodically since birth and struggles to tune out background noise.

[oddgirl]

I would be tempted to also take her to GP-hyperacusis (high noise sensitivity) can be part of many things but also exist on its own-does she have any other sensitivities (smell/touch/taste etc)?
Many children can find it very difficult to filter out background noise and for my DS this is making reception a really hard place to be!! He also has other issues so this is just one of a myriad of problems tbh.
She could do with a hearing test to rule out simple stuff anyway-was she prone to lots of ear infections? I would guess the lack of eye contact is that she is trying so hard to block out unpleasant sounds she cant use her other senses appropriately.
Definately have a word with teacher to see if she has noticed any problems...
HTH

[roundabout1]

Thanks for the replies. Dd is fine with smells, & touch etc does sometimes get a bit anxious in claustrophobic situations but I do a bit too so can understand that. Will have a word with the teacher & then if it continues will take her to the gp. My dp thinks I'm obsessing over nothing & that she's fine & thinks it's ridiculous to mention it to the teacher but they spend a lot of their day there don't they.