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claws first by lifting the lever of the sensor before pressing the reset button on the side of the
alarm to silence the alarm. If the claws are not opened and the circuit remains closed, the alarm
will go from one sound to another but won’t be turned off when the reset button is pushed.
So, upon wakening up to the alarm, the child tries to stop any more urine from being released
from the bladder and gets out of the bed immediately. They remove the Easy-Clip sensor by lifting
the lever and keep the lever up. Do
NOT
unplug the cable from the body of the alarm. Stop the
sound or vibrating by pressing the small reset button, use the toilet to complete empty the
bladder, clip the sensor to a dry pair of pants as before. Always test the alarm by closing the Easy-
Clip lever before use.
Parental help in wakening up children when the alarm sounds is reassuring and helpful especially
during the first few nights.
What Parents Need To Know
Bed wetting, also referred to as
Enuresis
is a common issue in many Irish households which
affects children of all ages. This problem entails children who lack night-time bladder control, at an
age which control is expected (between the ages of 5-18). Between 10-20% of children around
the age of five-years-old wet the bed at night.
Bed wetting has a range of known causes including: (
See Three Systems diagram in your booklet
)
Difficulty in arousing from sleep in response to a full bladder (arousal problem)
A breakdown in the communication between the brain and bladder (overactive bladder)
Producing more urine at night than the bladder can store (nocturnal polyuria)
A family history of bed wetting (genetic cause)
A child’s bladder is much different to that of an adult’s. A child has much less control over their
bladder, and this can be frustrating for both parents and children. It is important that parents
understand that children, mostly under the age of 6, have limited control over their bladder, and
cannot begin a stream of urine unless their bladders are full. As children get older, they are
normally expected to grow out of this problem; however this isn’t always the case.
There are various actions which parents can take to help their child through, and overcome the
problem of bed wetting, which include:
Reassure your child that bedwetting is normal and will stop in time
Explain the reasons why they are wetting the bed
Give your child as much encouragement, especially after accidents
Keep a dairy to monitor and record progress
Reward improvement for declining frequency of wetting
Establish a routine of taking your child to the toilet before bedtime
Avoid criticising or punishing your child as bed wetting is an unconscious problem
Implementing these factors with your children can help them better understand that they aren’t
alone and it is a common issue. It is important to discuss the factors of bed wetting, as it can
cause a child to loose self-esteem, or lack confidence.
What sort of treatment is available?
Malem Medical has developed a device which has been proven to have a high success rate with
helping to treat bedwetting in children, based on the
bell-and-pad
treatment, which is developed
from a concept of a physiological link between the act of bed wetting, and an alarm system which
triggers as a response to wetting.
