their heart is beating, otherwise, how could this child be so active?” The child requiring Zincum metallicum wants to keep me on my toes and make sure that I have thought of a new and creative way to listen to their heart and lung sounds!
However, one must not overlook a simple but important clue to zinc; the fingernails may present with little white patches, or Beau’s lines, when there is a deficiency. I do try my hardest to get a glimpse of the little child’s fingernails even though it is like catching a flea on a hot griddle.
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The Zincum metallicum child may be oversensitive to noise. They can hear the central air conditioner in the office building and it sounds very loud. A conversation in the next room is easily overheard, even though the door has been tightly shut. The child can hear your office manager booking appointments for the next day and surprisingly, they may be able to repeat the conversation back to you! The child requiring Zincum metallicum has acute hearing, known medically as hyperacusis, which drives them to distraction.
At home, the child complains they cannot sleep due to the air conditioner switching on and off during the night. The child hears every time the dog turns over and switches position. Never mind that the dog is sleeping in your bedroom which is down the hall from your child’s bedroom. The child evidently has acute hearing which wakes him from a deep sleep!
The child’s parents cannot speak in their home without the child hearing every word, even if the child is upstairs in bed. There is no privacy for the parents of a child that requires our Dear Sweet Zincum Metallicum! During an argument between the parents, the child is able to recall the whole conversation with proper dialect and pitch. The innocent child will gladly repeat the argument and will without hesitation or guilt tell each and every word to the doctor. This is much to the horror and shock of the parents who accompanied the child to the doctor and now wishes that they had stayed at home.
Such is the ability of the child to repeat what they have heard when there is a metabolic deficiency in zinc. The pendulum can swing either way. Either the child will repeat the question back to the doctor, which may be due to slow comprehension, or the child has the ability to repeat back verbatim what they have heard, much to the astonishment of the surrounding audience. The latter may be the child with a true photographic memory. That is the power of our special, highly classified Zincum metallicum. The remedy stands alone; there is none other to fill its shoes!
However, at the same time, the child cannot tolerate loud sounds. What I mean to say is that the child has acute hearing but cannot tolerate noise. There is duality with noise. They can make lots of noise but cannot tolerate other’s loud noise. The sounds of a blender or vacuum cleaner are horrifying. The pressure cooker filled with rice and steaming water is an intolerable apparatus for the child and causes apprehension and anxiety due to the constant letting go of pressure. The sound is so loud that the child covers his ears with his hands and cries in desperation. The parent is exhausted. They throw up their hands up in true exasperation realizing that their child is the The Highly Sensitive Child.
The parent finds it quite impossible to understand how the loud noise is intolerable and painful for the child. For, at the same time, the child makes extremely loud banging noises with an ensemble of pots and pans that they have quickly pulled from all the drawers in the kitchen. The child is content making his own noise.
The child with a zinc deficiency may enjoy and be able to distinguish the difference in sounds and tones between the constant dropping of toys from the table to the floor. To the parent it is simply, Crash! Crash! But to the child, it is music. He can hear different sounds and tones to each drop, depending on height and action. Therefore, it brings great joy to repeat the crashing and dropping of precious toys which are in all shapes and sizes! This becomes intolerable for the parent and easily causes their nervous system to short circuit.
Yes, to put it mildly, the child constantly bangs and crashes toys together for fun and to experience the musical qualities of these sounds. They find delight and joy in ramming trucks into once expensive furniture which, no doubt, drives the parents to despair. This is a no-win situation without Zincum metallicum.
The fire alarm at school is beyond loud and physically hurts the child’s ears. A fire drill causes quite a fright and the anticipation of the loud alarm and an upcoming fire drill may cause severe apprehension indeed! The child that requires Zincum metallicum will be the one in a crowd of children covering his ears and in evident distress. Hyperacusis is the diagnosis and the pain is real!
A child who is hypersensitive to sound, requiring Zinc metallicum, may not tolerate another child talking. A child with a zinc deficiency may slap a crying baby. The high pitched sound of a crying baby may be intolerable. Always remember, there may be more than meets the eye in the actions of a child that has a zinc deficiency.
It is the homeopath’s job to figure out who, what, where, when, and why. The five W’s aren’t just saved for journalism; the five W’s are most imperative for the differential diagnosis and selection of correct homeopathic medicine.
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Children who require Zincum metallicum are oversensitive. They have sensory issues and may be labeled The Oversensitive Child. Everything bothers them. They cannot tolerate the tags in their clothing. They cry and pull at their clothing. It doesn’t take long before the mother knows to cut all the tags out of every piece of apparel. Their clothing is a bother.
The child may have a hole in their good polo shirt from chewing the material. Their parents complain they don’t have any unchewed shirts. Clothing is either too short, too long, or too rough. Socks are not tolerated! The seams are in the wrong place. Trying to find the right place for the seam is impossible. Getting ready for school in the morning is a nightmare. Shoes may be quite intolerable and the child immediately will kick them off. Out of frustration the parents let the child wear flip flops to school. Even in winter!
A child requiring Zincum metallicum may be seen undressing in the backseat of the car after school. The child may strip down to their underwear for sensory relief. The child’s sensory issues may be so severe they simply cannot tolerate any clothing. Not even for one more minute! One mother asked me what should she say if the police pulled her over. She worried about her naked child in the back seat of the car! She was a mother of extreme patience and kindness as it took her sometimes an hour to coax her child to sit in the car seat for the drive home.
A child may come into your office saying he has bugs or ants crawling on his skin. This sensation of crawling bugs on his skin may prevent him from sleeping. Think of Zincum metallicum with formication. Of course, one has to put the symptoms together as the child doesn’t come to the office saying, “Dear
