DD has that issue where her hearing is very good, but if it's too noisy (or echoing) it's like she doesn't hear anything. They said when she was tested in K there isn't much to be done for her, she has learned to tolerate it over time. School is always an issue for lunch, PE, and outdoor recess. Has your son always had trouble with certain noises?
bzylzy, my dd10 had the same types of issues when she was very little - in her case, I think maybe her hearing was so extremely sharp that she heard just everything. She used to be very scared when we went to new places that were loud - lots of people, that kind of thing. At home we had a hard time getting her attention if there was much going on with anyone else in the house. When she started kindergarten she complained a lot about how hard it was to hear the teacher talk because of all the other noises she heard in the classroom.
Anyway, fwiw, if any of that sounds like your dd, our dd went through a listening therapy program at our local children's hospital, and it helped her SO much!
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