Nocturnal enuresis is defined as the involuntary urination during sleep without any inherent suggestion of frequency of bedwetting after the age at which bladder control usually occurs. It is considered very normal for a child up to the age of 5 years, and is common up to the age of 10 years. Children with nocturnal enuresis may have excessive nocturnal urine production, poor sleep arousal or reduced bladder capacity. Children with nocturnal enuresis may also have daytime urinary urgency too.
Primary nocturnal enuresis – is a condition which starts during childhood, where night time dryness has not been achieved for longer than six months by a child aged 5 years or older (typically these children have no accidents during the day time)
Secondary nocturnal enuresis– is the involuntary passage of urine during sleep by a child who has previously been dry for at least six months. Mostly, this type of bedwetting is related to a stressful event (e.g. birth of a sibling, parent divorce, etc.). Eating disorders and some medicines can cause secondary bedwetting.
Enuresis alarm are the first-line of treatment for nocturnal enuresis and is the most effective long-term strategy. Doctors and nurses do prescribe bedwetting alarms to treat children, teen and adults with nocturnal enuresis. The concept of using an alarm that emits a sound when a child wets the bed was first introduced in 1938.The Enuresis alarm has been the most effective treatment for nocturnal enuresis and have higher success rate and a lower relapse rate. With these alarms, a bell or buzzer goes off when a person begins to wet the bed. Then, you can quickly turn the alarm off, go to the toilet, and go back to sleep without wetting the bed too much. Eventually, you can train yourself to get up before the alarm goes off or to hold your urine until morning. It can take up to 14-20 weeks for the body to learn something it’s been doing for years.
Shield Prime bedwetting alarm is a compact and discreet alarm with powerful built in technology. The single tone alarm comes in two metallic colors – Royal Blue and Red. Each is engineered to stop bedwetting in children ages 5 and up and teenagers who wet the bed at night.
Shield Max bedwetting alarm is highly recommended at One Stop Bedwetting. It comes in two metallic colors – Teal and Silver and is powered by 8 loud alert tones, a bright light and strong vibrations. Shield alarms offer ideal treatment for bedwetting children ages 5 plus and teens.
We recommend adding waterproof mattress pad to your alarm selection. Waterproof Mattress pad will protect your bed from stains and make clean up easier. Changes of waterproof mattress pad should be kept near the bed so no more disturbance in the night. The parents may need to help the child wake to the alarm and should supervise the changing of bed pad so they should go back to dry bed.