Musical hallucinations.
It happens that sometimes woke up with a catchy song that we heard before, and is still playing over and over in our minds for a while. This is normal.
But the phenomenon that occurs when you hear the music as if there really is live, it is called musical hallucination. Musical perceptions that occur without this an external acoustic stimulus. Characterized in that the person does not have hallucinations or other mental discomfort but only hear a constant melody, just the way it sounds in a stereo. Musical hallucinations are different from psychotic hallucinations because the person is able to recognize the sounds from his mind.
Musical hallucinations can be referred also to "rhythm (sounds of a drum), instrumental timbral qualities (sound of violins" "Orchestra") harmonic sequences ("wind music") " Betés De Toro (2000)
Dr. Ramon Mocellin (psychiatrist) has published studies on musical hallucinations, among them the a 82 year old woman who lived in the countryside. This woman called police complaining of loud music around him and even sent the husband to find where he came from. She finally realized it was a trick of his imagination " deafness than this woman had no other psychological abnormality or neurological.
Another case of a man of 78 years, profoundly deaf, had Alzheimer's. He listened to tunes and songs that were popular in the 1940's and 50's. Although he had cognitive problems associated with dementia had no other psychotic symptoms, apart from the hear sounds that were not present.
The experience can vary from case to case, in a table can be very annoying and with an increasing trend in the quiet of the night, you can stay for minutes hours or days, staying sometimes even years. In other rare cases, You can find the experience enjoyable.
are symptoms that can guide treatment, which is useless drugs to medicate. Some patients find relief to be distracted by music or other sounds, hearing aids can also help, but these do not guarantee a cure.
The basis of this phenomenon is unknown, but apparently is associated with a hearing impairment. Research by Mocellin allow Hypothesis claims that "the brain is trying to compensate with memories that que no llega de una fuente exterior. Al igual que en el caso de alucinaciones en los ciegos, puede tratarse de una actividad cerebral alterada que trae desde el recuerdo lo que no obtiene en este caso desde los oídos” las investigaciones de él y su equipo de trabajo continúan para explicar el origen neurológico.
Fuentes:
"Fundamentos de musicoterapia"(2000) Betés De Toro. Editorial Morata.
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2008/04/hearing-music-that-isnt-there.html
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