Musical Hallucinations During Possible Onset of Lyme Disease

[Bashy74]

I've had moderate hearing loss for four years and wear two hearing aids. I might be at the early stages of Lyme disease (still waiting for test results), and this has been going on for a few weeks now. It feels like torture.

I hear Christmas carols and a few childhood songs playing in my head, and it only stops when I'm asleep. I would really appreciate any response.

 

[BootsNoMore]

Hello there. Are you experiencing musical hallucinations or musical obsessions? I ask because you mentioned them looping in your head. If you are only experiencing them internally, like an earworm but worse, that would be a musical obsession, which can occur with OCD, certain medications, and other factors.

If you are actually hearing the songs and they seem to come from an outside source, but you know they are not, that would be a musical hallucination.

There is also another phenomenon called audio pareidolia. This occurs when a repetitive background noise, such as a fan, refrigerator, or air conditioner, causes your brain to detect a pattern that it interprets as music. This type of musical hallucination stops when the noise source, such as the fan or refrigerator motor, stops.

The good news is that all of these are likely to fade or become less noticeable over time. Knowing which type you are experiencing makes it easier to determine the cause and decide on any potential steps to address it.