Hi we care for my mother in law who was diagnosed with mild dementia 12 months ago it has got progressively worse since. She had a stroke 2 years ago with no visible side effects she is 90 years old.
She also suffers with recurring UTIs which make her even more muddled at times but she is clear at the moment.
In the last few weeks she says she can hear a welsh choir and it is very loud and she has asked the warden ( she lives in a retirement flat warden controlled ) to find out who is playing this music but there is actually no music it is in her mind. The doctor had diagnosed her with audio hallucinations which apparently you can do nothing about she is being sent for a brain scan soon.
Now she says it is happening during the night as well the doctor has suggested distraction is the best way to deal with it such as putting radio / TV on when she hears it this does work sometimes but naturally at night not a good idea.
My question is has anybody else experienced this and how do you cope with it as she is getting very distressed by this as she is convinced there is music and she is not imagining it also she says she is going to go outside if it happens again at night to see where it is coming from which worries me.I am talking to the doctor on Monday but any suggestions I would be really grateful. Many thanks
She also suffers with recurring UTIs which make her even more muddled at times but she is clear at the moment.
In the last few weeks she says she can hear a welsh choir and it is very loud and she has asked the warden ( she lives in a retirement flat warden controlled ) to find out who is playing this music but there is actually no music it is in her mind. The doctor had diagnosed her with audio hallucinations which apparently you can do nothing about she is being sent for a brain scan soon.
Now she says it is happening during the night as well the doctor has suggested distraction is the best way to deal with it such as putting radio / TV on when she hears it this does work sometimes but naturally at night not a good idea.
My question is has anybody else experienced this and how do you cope with it as she is getting very distressed by this as she is convinced there is music and she is not imagining it also she says she is going to go outside if it happens again at night to see where it is coming from which worries me.I am talking to the doctor on Monday but any suggestions I would be really grateful. Many thanks