Posted by David at 04:18 PM on Jul 12, 2005 in COPING
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I am bipolar NOS. I heard nonsense phrases in mechanical noises one time when I was under great pressure. Several years ago I used to wake up hearing classical music that I did not recognize...and no one else heard. Maybe I was composing? I am musically inclined too, piano and violin, I always did better "hearing it" than sight reading (which I have little patience for). The past few nights (and I am under a lot of stress lately, making sweeping changes in my personal life, I have been hearing a male choir ( just like fellow poster Linda Elder) singing some of my favorite songs. This only happens when I am trying to sleep, and likely already hypomanic. Last night "they" were singing several of my favorite songs over and over (like when you get a song stuck in your head). I tried thinking/hearing my own counter songs, and it sort of worked. When I gave in and just laughed...finally "they" shut up.
Very friggin' weird.
Jessica
i started to experience Auditory Hallucinations the day after my 1st experience with mdma .i only suffer from this when in crowded places .i hadnt told anyone about this until a friend mentioned hearing music whenever a cars drove past .Is this the same as Auditory hallucination ?
I have been experiencing musical hallucinations for two months now and find it very upsetting. Especially at night time it seems to get louder and is a male voiced choir. During the day I can handle it as generally the music is of a softer tone. I have had an MRI (clear) various tests from my family doctor but no help forthcoming. What should I do now...?
My 84 yr. old mother who I assist on a daily basis told me she heard someone singing a hymn last night. She is hard of hearing and she lives alone. She told me in confidence because she thinks she is going crazy. I wasn't sure. I am calling her right now to tell her about MES.
My 77 years young, hearing impaired Uncle began complaining about the sounds he hears in the night about a year ago. We thought he had dementia. He thought his neighbors were out to get him with high frequency sounds waves. It got so bad he was hospitalized briefly in a senior psychiatric unit.
I know without a doubt he is hearing something, but i also realize no one else hears it. It occurred to me that like someone who has lost a limb to amputation and has phantom sensations, couldn't someone who has hearing loss have phantom sounds playing in their head? After about 5 minutes of research I found this information.
I cannot wait to share it with my Uncle.
I was glad to hear I was not crazy...hearing music has kept me up on several occasions. My husband laughed and thought I was joking. I will see my family doctor but thanks for explaining this.
I'm in tears! As a registered nurse, the only experience I've had with auditory hallucinations has been with people having an acute psychiatric break. Imagine my horror when I woke up in the middle of the night hearing-of all things-country music that wasn't on the radio! This happened numerous times before I even told my husband, who is a cop and has only experienced auditory hallucinations from a professional perspecitve...usually just before sending someone in for a 72 hour hold...I was diagnosed with Meniere's disease this past summer and already have hearing loss. This is the first thing I've found that offers some comfort and assurance that I'm not going crazy--except for the fact that I'm not a huge country music fan, that'll drive me nuts! If anyone could e mail me and share information on your musical hallucination, I would be so appreciative.
My 85 year old mother is hearing familar songs from the next door neighbor. These songs are those from her childhood. She sang in glee clubs for much of her early life. The problem is that she is calling the police and the neighbor. She is convinced that the next door neighbor is playing lould music. More music comes in the middle of the night. My mother claims that the neighbor keeps her awake. She lives alone and suffers from hearing loss. I have been present when she hears music and there is none. She is very strong willed and will not consider the possibility that she is hallucinating. She will not wear hearing aids.
Nellie Duffy
I have had musical hallucinations since 1997. The songs started after an MRI.I started hearing the songs when coming out of the hospital.I went to many doctors,Found info on the internet and now it is not as bad but is still there. I wear two hearing aids and am 78 years old.I can change the songs I hear by thinking of another song.
I wish there was a cure.
I have recently been experiencing a lot of auditory musical ear syndrome, I wear hearing aids and am having extensive dental work now, thats when it seemed to start. What do you think.
I've written several times about the weird phenomenon of hearing noises and music in my head ever since my sudden hearing loss, and when I cited Dr. Neil Bauman's fascinating, in-depth book on auditory hallucinations, Phantom Voices, I made a rather strong statement about the lack of research that's been done on the subject by the traditional medical and scientific community. Now a long article in the Science section of today's New York Times, Neuron Network Goes Awry And Brain Becomes An Ipod, provides a fascinating look at the first research study that's been done on auditory hallucinations. (You will need to register and sign up for a free online NYT account to read the story). It seems a psychiatrist in Wales, Dr. Victor Aziz with St. Cadoc's Hospital, has collected 30 case histories over 15 years and drawn some scientific conclusions. Even though he became aware of the hallucinations in his psychiatric practice, people who have them are not crazy, Dr. Aziz says. MRI scans show musical auditory hallucinations don't occur in the auditory cortex where the brain first processes sound, but in a different region where the brain processes and converts simple sounds into the complex patterns of music. The hallucinations are distinctly different from and far more benign than the voices schizophrenics hear telling them to do things. They are more pronounced in people who live alone or experience less auditory stimulation in general than those who live in noisy environments. Deaf and hard-of-hearing people experience them more than hearing people, and the elderly experience them more than the young. They seem to be triggered not just by hearing loss but by other neurological events such as complications from epileptic seizures or Lyme disease. 
