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Greetings! I lost about half of my hearing 30 years ago due to autoimmune ear disease. It has continued to deteriorate. I have a question because I do not know where to turn. For the past three months I have experienced musical ear syndrome also called auditory hallucinations. I hear music 24/7, mostly 5 songs (Yellow Submarine, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Three Blind Mice, and a few Christmas Carols). This is not a joke! Sometimes I hear people talking real fast but it sounds like they are inside the wall. Sometimes there is a noise like a huge fan. Sometimes I get the fan and 1 or 2 songs all together. I have had an M R I with contrast to check for tumors and it was normal. Does anyone know of a doctor that treats this problem? I am getting pretty desperate. Thank you.
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Hi Diana @dianaplwb, I think you might be referring to a condition called "earworm." I've had that for almost a year. Olds songs repeat over and over in my head "24/7". It stops when I'm with other people or doing something that involves thinking or concentration, but otherwise, the songs go one. Sometimes orchestral, or with a choral sound, sometimes just parts of songs. Often, if I begin to review other lyrics in my head from different songs, i can make it stop. Google "Earworm" and see if this describes what you're experiencing.