A couple of weeks ago, I started hearing an orchestra playing in my right ear. Not loud. More like I was hearing an orchestra or a band playing a block or so away. I was on the back porch the first time I noticed it, and I figured it was a neighbor playing his tv too loudly.
But it continued when I went in the house, and it has continued off and on ever since. I was a little scared. Had the dementia fairy finally tracked me down. Were the angels coming for to carry me home?
I talked to my sister about it and she didn't seem too concerned. Thought it was some form of tinnitus. But her lack of panic did little to assuage my own.
So this morning as the band played on, I took my concerns to Google. It has a name: Musical Ear Syndrome (MES, which was also my mama's maiden name initlals). Leave it to me to come up with some weird condition. My research revealed that hearing loss is the most likely cause. And I have been diagnosed with hearing loss in my right ear. I have a hearing aid that I hardly ever use. But I'm going to plug the thing in and see if that helps. If not, I guess I'll see a hearing doctor. I would mind it so bad if I could make requests. But I'm not at all partial to the tunes I'm hearing.
Have any of you ever experienced or heard of (no pun intended) this condition?
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On 08/10/2021, Barbara Anne said ...
Nope. This is new to me but as long as it has a name, you know you['re not alone. Does the music go away if you listen to music (of your choice!) or turn on the TV?
It's probably a good idea to call your audiologist's office just to report this is happening.
Until I saw a special on TV, I didn't know some people perceive numbers as colors.
Hugs!
On 08/11/2021, Velvet said ...
For quite a while now When the house is quiet I think the living room TV is on. I’ve learned that it is actually not on (husband has been watching TV in his study having abandoned the living room; and I am in the bedroom reading or sewing) but I can hear what sounds like the TV in the background. I chalked it up to the possibility that I am hearing the humming of all the electrical things in the house and My brain is recognizing the noise as the TV. Maybe it is this MES syndrome. Interesting. Thanks for sharing that.
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