Musical Hallucinations and Hearing Deficit in a Young Non-Psychotic Female

Aizenberg, Dov; Dorfman-Etrog, Pnina; Zemishlany, Zvi; Hermesh, Haggai

doi:10.1159/000284696

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“…Usually the hallucination occurs on the deaf side, although exceptions do occur, perhaps where they are drug-induced (22). A consistent association has been found between deafness and musical hallucinations (23,24). Reviews by Keshavan et al (25) and Berrios (26) show that musical hallucinations in non-psychotic individuals almost invariably implicate hearing loss (27), sometimes with additional cerebral pathology (28,29).…”

Section: Hearing Impairmentmentioning

confidence: 76%

Auditory hallucinations: phenomenology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging update

David

1999

Acta Psychiatr Scand

105

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Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a cardinal feature of psychosis. Recent research is reviewed which has attempted to advance our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying this symptom. Phenomenological surveys have confirmed the importance of the content of such hallucinations and their meaning to the voice‐hearer. Psychological and neuroimaging studies of inner speech and source monitoring have provided a neuropsychological framework for AVHs as well as some novel therapeutic strategies. There have also been successful attempts to ‘capture’ neural activity coincident with the experience of hallucinations using PET, SPECT and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This body of knowledge in combination with work on in‐vivo receptor binding (dopamine and GABA) provides the beginnings of a cognitive and ncurophysiological understanding of this complex and intriguing phenomenon.

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Section: Hearing Impairmentmentioning

confidence: 76%

Auditory hallucinations: phenomenology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging update

David

1999

Acta Psychiatr Scand

105

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“…We then excluded all reports of musical illusions, pseudohallucinations, palinacusis, hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations, and obsessions (i.e., “earworms”); only rarely did our interpretation of obsession vs. hallucination (i.e., “earworm” vs. MH) differ from that of the original authors (e.g., Islam et al, 2014). A total number of 276 cases in 147 articles met these inclusion criteria (Colman, 1894; Penfield and Erickson, 1941; David et al, 1944; Mulder and Daly, 1952; Rozanski and Rosen, 1952; Arieff and Brooks, 1958; Rennie, 1964; Ross et al, 1975; Scott, 1975, 1979; Schiffter and Straschill, 1977; Miller and Crosby, 1979; Raghuram et al, 1980; Wieser, 1980; Gilchrist and Kalucy, 1983; Hammeke et al, 1983; Mackworth-Young, 1983; Aizenberg et al, 1986, 1987, 1991; Jonas, 1986; Cambier et al, 1987; Lanska et al, 1987; Patel et al, 1987; Keshavan et al, 1988, 1992; Duncan et al, 1989; Fenton and McRae, 1989; Wengel et al, 1989; Berrios, 1990; McLoughlin, 1990; Donnet and Régis, 1991; Fisman, 1991; Nevins, 1991; Podoll et al, 1991; Shapiro et al, 1991; Vallada and Gentil, 1991; Wagner and Gertz, 1991; Freeland and O'Reilly, 1992; Klostermann et al, 1992; Paquier et al, 1992; Erkwoh et al, 1993; Feehan and Birchwood, 1993; Fénelon et al, 1993; Gilbert, 1993; Inzelberg et al, 1993; Isaacson et al, 1993; Couper, 1994; Hosty, 1994; Murata et al, 1994; Terao, 1995; Wodarz et al, 1995; Baurier and Tuca, 1996; Gertz et al, 1996; Stephane and Hsu, 1996; Douen and Bourque, 1997; Marneros et al, 1997; Thorpe, 1997; Clark, 1998; Fernandez and Crowther, 1998; Fukunishi et al, 1998b, 1999; Terao and Tani, 1998; Baba and Hamada, 1999; Terao and M...…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Musical hallucinations: review of treatment effects

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Background: Despite an increased scientific interest in musical hallucinations over the past 25 years, treatment protocols are still lacking. This may well be due to the fact that musical hallucinations have multiple causes, and that published cases are relatively rare.Objective: To review the effects of published treatment methods for musical hallucinations.Methods: A literature search yielded 175 articles discussing a total number of 516 cases, of which 147 articles discussed treatment in 276 individuals. We analyzed the treatment results in relation to the etiological factor considered responsible for the mediation of the musical hallucinations, i.e., idiopathic/hypoacusis, psychiatric disorder, brain lesion, and other pathology, epilepsy or intoxication/pharmacology.Results: Musical hallucinations can disappear without intervention. When hallucinations are bearable, patients can be reassured without any other treatment. However, in other patients musical hallucinations are so disturbing that treatment is indicated. Distinct etiological groups appear to respond differently to treatment. In the hypoacusis group, treating the hearing impairment can yield significant improvement and coping strategies (e.g., more acoustic stimulation) are frequently helpful. Pharmacological treatment methods can also be successful, with antidepressants being possibly more helpful than antiepileptics (which are still better than antipsychotics). The limited use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors has looked promising. Musical hallucinations occurring as part of a psychiatric disorder tend to respond well to psychopharmacological treatments targeting the underlying disorder. Musical hallucinations experienced in the context of brain injuries and epilepsy tend to respond well to antiepileptics, but their natural course is often benign, irrespective of any pharmacological treatment. When intoxication/pharmacology is the main etiological factor, it is important to stop or switch the causative substance or medication.Conclusion: Treatments for musical hallucinations tend to yield favorable results when they target the main etiological factor of these phenomena. There is a need to establish the natural course of musical hallucinations, their response to non-pharmacological treatments, and their effects on the patient's quality of life. There is also a need to standardize the assessment of treatment responses, and document long-term follow up.

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“…We included 52 cases in which musical hallucinations were associated with impairment of hearing or deafness, 26 were new ones [27,28,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40], 26 cases had also been included in the review by Keshavan et al [2,12,22,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. In 29 additional cases, deafness played a more or less important role in the aetiology of the hallucinatory perceptions [2,25,28,33,34,.…”

Section: Hypacusismentioning

confidence: 99%