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Musical hallucinations and hearing deficit in a young non-psychotic female
Identifier
023390
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 1
Background
A description of the experience
Psychopathology. 1991;24(1):45-8.
Musical hallucinations and hearing deficit in a young non-psychotic female.
Aizenberg D1, Dorfman-Etrog P, Zemishlany Z, Hermesh H.
- 1Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Abstract
A case of musical hallucinations in a young non-psychotic female is described. The only presented symptoms were perceptual disturbances accompanied by the fear of having a severe mental disorder. Further investigation disclosed a perforated ear-drum, with subsequent mild hearing deficit but no signs of major psychopathology. It is suggested that a psychiatric diagnosis should be deferred in such patients, before audible deficits had been ruled out. The clinical features of musical hallucinations associated with hearing deficits are discussed.
PMID: 2023984