MOBILE PHONE USE IN CHILDREN
The first patient today was a three-year-old child who had been crying non-stop since 5 AM. His mother and aunt were there with him, helpless, as they couldn’t understand the reason for his crying. They had tried everything they could think of. It's not the reason for the crying that I intend to write about here, but something else. He’s a three-year-old child. By this age, he should have started talking. Usually, incessant crying is something we see in children who aren’t yet old enough to communicate or express their discomfort. While taking the history, I asked, “Does he not speak?” “No, Doctor, he had begun saying a few words, but now he hardly speaks,” was the response. After giving the child medicine and leaving him under observation, I called the mother aside to ask more about his developmental history. From what I could gather, the child had reached all other developmental milestones (like sitting and walking) at the correct time. When I asked if they had done the hearing ...