Musical Hallucinations in an Elderly Female With Hearing Loss

Jacqueline Cavendish; Lynne J. Goebel

Musical Hallucinations in an Elderly Female With Hearing Loss

Jacqueline Cavendish
, Lynne J. Goebel

Marshall University

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Abstract

Musical hallucinations (MH) are rare auditory phenomena in which patients perceive music without a known source. Risk factors for MH include hearing loss, older age, female gender, epilepsy, and certain medications. This case report details the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of an 82-year-old woman who developed MH following the onset of hearing loss. Despite treatment attempts with gabapentin, quetiapine, and donepezil, the symptoms persisted, demonstrating the difficulty in treating this condition.

Original language	American English
Journal	Internal Medicine
State	Published - Nov 1 2024

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