Study on Psychosomatic Symptoms Observed in Brothers and Sisters of Hearing-impaired Children

Abstract

The psychosomatic symptoms complained by brothers and sisters of hearing-impaired children were studied by sending questionnaire. The symptoms of neurotic manifestations such as abdominal pain, facialtic, leg pain, stuttering, over eating and stealing were seen in 17 of 47 cases.
These symptoms were observed in the patients who are living not together with their grandfather and grandmother rather than the patients living together with grandparents. These symptoms were improved by a contact with familiar communications between parents and children within one year in most of cases, however, persisted over one year in other cases. Therefore, it was presumed that these symptoms would be caused by frustration of affection of children.
In conclusion, in treatment of hearing-impaired children, it was thought that brothers and sisters of hearing-impaired children should be consulted.