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Posted by Boyd Stone on March 22, 2000, at 12:08:03
Hi,
Starting suddenly about 4 years ago, I started hearing "easy listening" type music in my head all the time, like my own personal radio station. No voices, just music.
I know everyone has occasions where they can't get a song out out their head, and this is just like that, but it's every day for me.
How crackers am I?
Best,
Boyd
Posted by Mark H. on March 22, 2000, at 17:27:02
In reply to Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Boyd Stone on March 22, 2000, at 12:08:03
Boyd, You're not crackers at all if the condition isn't problematic for you. One of the first signs of my depressive descent is what I call "mental multi-tracking." Instead of one train of thought -- how lucky are those who don't know anything else! -- there are two, three, four or more going all at once and continuously, and one or two of those tracks may be music, popular or classical. It is at those times that I feel I need a "shock" to clear my mind.
As I mentioned in another thread, when I was in my twenties, I could use alcohol occasionally to erase the tapes. I would come home from campus on a hot afternoon and quickly drink two bottles of cheap champagne on an empty stomach and put myself to bed 45 minutes later. In the morning I'd awaken refreshed and renewed, absolutely no hangover, clear as a bell and able to concentrate on one task or subject at a time again, and the effect would last up to several weeks. By my early 30s, however, I no longer tolerated alcohol (I had blackouts instead of "clearing"), so I quit drinking completely more than 18 years ago. I've never found anything else that worked as well. I'm unwilling to resort to ECT, but I do think that someday there will be a safe, easy to administer alternative that will do the same thing without the dangers involved in triggering a full seizure (as with ECT or insulin shock). So far, the results of magnetic interference are disappointingly short lived. I suspect the alternative will be pharmaceutical rather than biomechanical.
In the meantime, enjoy the music! The great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich had shrapnel lodged in his brain near the area associated with musical perception. He was able to turn his head a certain way and "automatically" generate a series of notes and chords. When medicine advanced to the point that the doctors could have safely removed the shrapnel, he politely turned them down.
If you don't like the tunes, try classical music instead. A good Schubert Quintet (the Alban Berg Quartet produced a stunning recording with Andreas Schiff on CD) should displace the elevator music. No use putting up with music you don't like!
Best wishes.
Posted by Cindy W on March 22, 2000, at 21:06:10
In reply to Re: Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Mark H. on March 22, 2000, at 17:27:02
> Boyd, You're not crackers at all if the condition isn't problematic for you. One of the first signs of my depressive descent is what I call "mental multi-tracking." Instead of one train of thought -- how lucky are those who don't know anything else! -- there are two, three, four or more going all at once and continuously, and one or two of those tracks may be music, popular or classical.
Boyd, I don't think you're "crackers" either. Although the Effexor-XR has really toned down my mental simultaneous "tracks," which I attribute to OCD, I still find myself humming or singing internally certain songs (luckily not for days and days, though, like I used to do). At times, I still lightly grind my teeth at the same time, in sync with the music also. This is especially likely when I am feeling anxious. To try to change this, in addition to the Effexor, I've been trying to listen to new music, so at least I get more variety!
Posted by Craig on March 23, 2000, at 1:35:09
In reply to Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Boyd Stone on March 22, 2000, at 12:08:03
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> I know everyone has occasions where they can't get a song out out their head, and this is just like that, but it's every day for me.Boyd, there was a long thread about hearing non-stop music last year. A guy named Stuudvart (I'm not sure of the exact spelling) first wrote about it and was desperately trying to make it stop. Finding that thread may take awhile, but it was very interesting. A number of people had the same peculiar problem.
Posted by katy on March 23, 2000, at 9:57:53
In reply to Re: Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Craig on March 23, 2000, at 1:35:09
> I get this when I am very anxious about something. It is usually my
clue that something is bothering me when I am not
aware of it on a conscious level. It drives me out of
my mind and I cannot get rid of it when it happens.
> >
> > I know everyone has occasions where they can't get a song out out their head, and this is just like that, but it's every day for me.
>
> Boyd, there was a long thread about hearing non-stop music last year. A guy named Stuudvart (I'm not sure of the exact spelling) first wrote about it and was desperately trying to make it stop. Finding that thread may take awhile, but it was very interesting. A number of people had the same peculiar problem.
Posted by sherry on March 23, 2000, at 14:36:44
In reply to Re: Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Craig on March 23, 2000, at 1:35:09
Hey Boyd,
I think the thread that Craig is referring to starts on November '98. Hope this helps.
~Sherry
> >
> > I know everyone has occasions where they can't get a song out out their head, and this is just like that, but it's every day for me.
>
> Boyd, there was a long thread about hearing non-stop music last year. A guy named Stuudvart (I'm not sure of the exact spelling) first wrote about it and was desperately trying to make it stop. Finding that thread may take awhile, but it was very interesting. A number of people had the same peculiar problem.
Posted by voices_inside_my_hed on April 10, 2005, at 15:26:46
In reply to Anyone else hear music in their head all the time?, posted by Boyd Stone on March 22, 2000, at 12:08:03
> Hi,
>
> Starting suddenly about 4 years ago, I started hearing "easy listening" type music in my head all the time, like my own personal radio station. No voices, just music.
>
> I know everyone has occasions where they can't get a song out out their head, and this is just like that, but it's every day for me.
>
> How crackers am I?
>
> Best,
>
> Boyd^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't hear what you would consider to be easy listening. What I hear is like the sound of hundreds of indians (native american)voices chanting or singing the same pulsating song. It's freaking me out. I remember hearing it when I was very young. This is 17 years later and I'm now hearing it again.Those who I come close to have said they've heard this strange "indian music" but the *noise* leaves when I leave. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT CRAZY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING OR HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE!?
~Ken
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