hearing repeat sounds/songs in my head

[lagn]

I keep hearing repeat songs in my head...I do not hear voices only songs.  I suffer from extreme anxiety and depression am on Lorazepam and several homeopathic remedies.  I was put on several anti depressants for a period of one year with severe side effects.  I am now hyper sensitive to medications.

[GeorgiaHKBB]

Very interesting comment.  I was on Lexapro, then Celexa for anxiety and I began having songs both in my head and silently in my 'mouth'.  I think that it was because of the SSRIs that I developed this very annoying obsession.  I have no clue as to how to eliminate this very annoying habit.

[beedeedub]

its called a earwom

[beedeedub]

its called an earworm

[LumpWhatLump]

Fascinating discussion! As long as I can remember I've heard bits & pieces of music in my head, some from songs I knew but more often just short guitar riffs (I'm a former rock&roll garage/party band guitar hack). I know I had a few tick bites in childhood, decades ago. But I've also had multiple concussions, a traumatic brain injury and brain surgery, and am taking what will probably be lifelong prescriptions for a sleep movement disorder and major depression. The music could be related to several of these factors, but I suspect it's more a default reaction to some mental chore I'd rather not do - like balancing the checkbook or reading a complex article.

If you are concerned about possibly having Lyme disease you might want to check out www.lymedisease.org. One of the things it said is Lyme disease is known as "the great imitator" because it mimics symptoms from so many other conditions. Also said "Experts agree that the earlier you are treated, the better; and early treatment is often successful. Unfortunately, more than half of the patients treated with short-term antibiotics continue to have significant symptoms. The quality of life of patients with chronic Lyme disease is similar to that of patients with congestive heart failure." My heart is healthy so the music in my head isn't from Lyme. Echoing other readers, meditation and focusing on breathing helps me mute the music.

[NeuroticDancer1]

"Good Times!  Ain't we lucky we got 'em?  Good times!  Temporary lay-offs, good times!" etc., etc.  - Unfortunately, I grew up on TV.  Our house was most relaxed when we watched TV together (e.g. no yelling, no drama, etc.).

This theme song, and other random songs (always with lyrics) have been 'ear worms' for me.

One interesting thing I have noticed, is that I almost always seem to have any given song in my head while I'm in the shower!  Admittedly, I sometimes sing...makeup songs...usually about my cat, since she waits outside the shower for me (I guess she's bewildered why I would want to be in water..LOL).  But I never sing the songs that play as I shower.  I wonder if the hot water stimulates something in my brain?

I went through a period of (thinking) I needed to have a TV on low when I slept.  This went on for years, but then I learned it prevented me from true REM sleep, and messed up my circadian rhythm, etc.  I can happily say, that I don't need the TV on to sleep.  I do think it made me feel safe (perhaps from memories of things I did not want to remember?), but a real good night's sleep is the best.

I do have depression; have not (yet) been on medication for it.  I also was bitten by a tick when I was a child.  I think I was 7 or 9?  My older sister and I were caring for the neighbors' dogs while they were away.  I remember  my back itched, and I was agitated, and I think I was behaving a little deliriously.  This caused my mom to inspect, and discover a tick in my back.  She lit a match, blew it out and touched it to the tick and it came out.  Although, I read recently, that is not a good way to remove a tick, but she did not know that way back then.

A few years ago, I noticed a brown rectangle patch of skin on my back.  It tends to be quite itchy.  A doctor I had back then, said it was a late-forming birthmark (WHAT?!?!?)  Not sure I even believe that's a 'thing'.  I wonder if that could be in any way, related to the tick bite?  Also, I don't know if after almost 40 years of being bitten, if they can even tell if I got Lyme Disease from it?

I will be looking into the Lyme connection for sure.

Good luck to everyone on here with being able to only hear music when you want to.  :)

[Stressed_Too_Long]

Your tips on meditation will be very helpful to me I think. I seem to always have this crazy rhythm going on in my brain and I think understand what it is. For a long time now I have been in maximum overdrive working and running around with no time for myself. I have noticed that the rhythm in my head is extremely fast and even if it is a song it seems to be in fast speed. Now that things are slowing down for me as far as work and lack of time, I notice the rhythm in my head even more and it isn't going away. It's like I've been in a stressful mode for so long that my brain is still stressing even though it doesn't need to be any more. I think meditation will probably help a lot. It may be all about learning to relax and slow down.