title: Musical hallucinations and hearing deficit in a young non-psychotic female.
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.
authors.affiliation: Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aizenberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorfman-Etrog
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zemishlany
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hermesh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*