About Bedwetting

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) is a common problem and affects many children and families. 

30% of children aged 4 wet their bed overnight

3% of children aged 7 wet their bed overnight

1% of adults wet their bed overnight

It is important to realise that we all start off wetting the bed and the process of becoming dry is one that is learnt over time. Each year, approximately 15% of children who wet their bed will naturally learn to become dry. Despite this fact, it is understandable and desirable to want to speed up this process of learning and cure bedwetting as soon as possible.

Traditionally, bedwetting alarms and drugs have both been discussed as options for children who wet the bed. However, unlike drugs, which can have potentially dangerous side effects and often only achieve temporary results whilst using the drug, bedwetting alarms are a safe and non-invasive treatment that permanently cure bedwetting. Bedwetting alarms are widely regarded as the most effective and natural way of permanently curing bedwetting and have been recommended as the first line therapy for bedwetting by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) for many years.

Bedwetting alarms speed up the natural learning process of becoming dry by waking the child on detecting moisture via an sensor/alarm system. Repetitive awakening by the alarm as soon as urination commences will gradually train the brain to exert automatic control over the bladder. Eventually, the bedwetter will either wake up before urination or be cured, which results in the child being able to sleep throughout the night without needing to empty the bladder.

Bedwetting alarms have been proven to be the safest, most reliable and economical way of curing bedwetting. With the help of a Malem Bedwetting alarm and The Bedwetting Doctor’s top tips, your child should become dry and stop bedwetting.