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Buzz in thoughts

Buzz in thoughts started same time as rosacea began spreading on face.  I probably have a problem with demodex mites in eyelashes and on face.  65+ years old.
I first noticed this during the first week in September 2012.  Something definitely was affecting my brain.  I had never experienced anything like this before.  It began as random pulsed (short & abrupt) interruptions to my thoughts, like all of my thoughts were having small holes punched in them, like an “inaudible slow buzz” affecting my thoughts continuously.  (My unscientific speculative explanation would be that it felt like my brain was being attacked, perhaps by bacteria munching on brain cells interrupting some electrical signals and generating other false electrical signals creating a blanket of random interruptions that covered, punched holes in and blurred my thoughts continuously)  This “inaudible slow buzz” in my brain was not a background effect, although I could ignore it somewhat, but it was just as real as my thoughts

Mental pictures in my “minds eye” were fuzzy.  When I imagined being on a very familiar road that goes past my old home I could not make out the detail I was accustomed to seeing.  My “minds eye” picture had many horizontal blurry streaks that concealed detail that should have been there.  (I have no idea why the blurry spots in my “minds eye” were actually horizontal blurry streaks instead of round blurry dots)

We have wall clocks in most rooms in our house including my bedroom and bathroom.  Normally prior to this mental problem I would get up at night to use the bathroom and guess at what time it was before looking at the clock.  Typically using just internal cues (knowledge of the time I went to bed, mental activity while asleep, how well rested I felt, etc.) I could guess the correct time within plus or minus 20 minutes.   While experiencing this mental problem my guesses were always off by hours.  I knew the time that I went to bed, but I lost any ability to accurately gauge my mental activity while asleep.  Consequently, I just stopped guessing.

As the weeks went by the “inaudible buzz” in my brain continued to increase in intensity making deliberate, problem solving thinking more and more difficult.   I had no head aches resulting from this nor did I notice any other physical discomfort from it.

What is causing this and can it lead to dementia?
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351246 tn?1379682132
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Hi!
At your age, the first thing to be ruled out is hormonal imbalance due to menopause. This can strike anytime after your last period. So, consult a gynecologist and get estrogen, progesterone, FSH, LH, prolactin levels checked.

The symptoms can also be due to brain’s affliction due to diabetes, thyroid disorders, poor circulation, poor sleep pattern, or it can also be due to low vitamin B12 or low vitamin D.

It can also be brain changes due to dementia. You need comprehensive investigations for this. Please consult your doctor regarding this. Take care!

The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.
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Thank you.  You have pointed me in a lot of directions.  I have an appointment with my family physician later this months and will definitely be asking a lot of questions.  Because of my age, dementia is my first concern.  
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351246 tn?1379682132
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Sorry James, didn't see 'male' in your profile--check for low testosterone and not the menopausal hormones of females!!!
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