Extreme earworms music stuck in head

JJ, I'd like to find the solution to this problem, too. I don't know if it's OCD related or not, but it's certainly very distracting, and worse. My degree was in music, and I will have earworms that I can't chase away. Sometimes I try moving to a different tune - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - or if I'm having a 2 measure endless loop, instead of fighting it I think of a song that fits it. Knitting would be more relaxing without the "voices" in my head, voices being musical.

As not-fun as it is, by this time of my life I've just had to accept that it's probably not going away. It sounds as though it's more of a problem for you, one that's affecting your daily life, and I'm hoping that others will contribute to the dilemma.

Oh, for sweet silence!

Jim

@divinewisdom28 and @jimhd I would be skeptical about trying to treat this with medication. (All medications have side effects and I’m not sure any potential benefits would be worth the risks). As a former psychologist/ therapist one thing I know is that the things we focus on tend to manifest. It is kind of like a “self fulfilling prophecy “. It is possible that while focusing on trying to get rid of this annoying problem it ends up inadvertently being reinforced. A better approach might be to work hard at replacing it with something positive. @jimhd alluded to this when talking about choosing a different tune or finding a song that fits. If you can flood yourself with something that is incompatible to the ear worm that may help. I am a Christian believer and I have found that it helps me to pray, meditate on and memorize scripture such as portions of Psalms and also to have uplifting & / or calming music going in the background. There are so many genres to choose from depending on your personal taste. Can you start finding preferable media to drive out this unwanted thing? Consider a head set, air pods or ear pods?

Why not just use a pair of earphones and listen to other music?

Unsure how to be helpful but I know where you're comming from!
I am 72 female and on a lot of meds including gabpenten , lithium ,buppropreum,invega,which was my switch from resperidone.lorazapam when needed, and I am also every night around 7
Smoking Marijuana medically licensed to do so.
I smoke at other times also. The point I am trying to get to is I hear music in my head also. Another person like me.
Wow! I checked in at chronic pain and found
apost from a Mother about how her son hears music in his ears and how He can say a song like a request and it will play.
This is very much my experience. WHEN hope

YOU SAID EARWORM its having a good reaction in my brain as that is an appt term I had not thought about. I understand and empa thize sorry my spelling is poor. I also hear talking
Like they are speaking of doing nasty stuff to me.
Sortof like schizophrenic s are depicted in movies.
Do you also hear, voices?I hope you are not.
When my voices started
I wondered if it was a possibility my weed was affecting my brain as I've
Become aware of studies
Saying seniors are susceptible to Marijuana and can have psychosis.
Musical Ear is the term this Mother used and she
said her son was scitsephrenic. I wish you
have success in your indevers.
Dahlia Deb.

I just joined the group and reading messages related to hearing music. I just realized it is me and not someone in my building or outside my building. I had no idea there was a condition called "Music illusions" and then I read it is part of having tinnitus. I finally today have had it with my playlist which my brain seems to choose on its own with lots of patriotic songs (I am NOT a fan of them), an old r&b/early rock song that played on the radio when I was very young, Simon & Garfunkel and when it started I heard the Beatles and Elton. So today I decided to override it with Beatles and Bruce. Trying to get a doc appt to see why this is happening.