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    Auditory Hallucinations

    Delinda60
    Delinda60 Member Posts: 24
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    My DH has been having memory issues about 3 years now. He is definitely in mid stage of this disease. I noticed about a month ago he seems to be having auditory hallucinations. He would ask me to repeat what I had just said to him when I had not said anything. He is 63 yo and i will be 62 yo tomorrow. I still work full time and he is home alone during the day. He called me this morning and as soon as I said hello he said "Why did you just say to go to the other room". I told him I hadn't said that and explained that he had just called me and that we hadn't spoken this morning until now. He argued and reiterated that he had heard me say it. I explained again that I had not and I could tell he didn't believe me. Also, I am starting to worry that he isn't eating or drinking during the day when I am at work. I call several times each day to check on him and I remind him to eat and drink and he says he will but I have no way or knowing really because I'm not there. Has anyone else had a loved one have auditory hallucinations and do they get worse as time goes on?

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    • CindyBum
      CindyBum Member Posts: 392
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      My DW has been asking "What was that noise?" several times a day for years now. I rarely hear the noise she's talking about. It hasn't increased in years, but it has not gone away either. It can be quite frustrating, but I'm mostly over it by now.

      I would encourage you to get some indoor cameras. They provide me with a lot of calm when I'm at work and she's with a caregiver. And, I use the cameras if I sneak out to do yard work when my DW takes a nap. I can check to see if she's up wandering around before she get anxious to find me.

    • trottingalong
      trottingalong Member Posts: 558
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      My DH tends to nibble when I’m gone but he also doesn’t remember if he has or not. I leave some food out on the cabinet for him, then I can tell if he has eaten. He really doesn’t go searching that much for food and doesn’t make anything for himself so it works for us.

    • SDianeL
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      I would no longer leave him home alone. If there were an emergency he wouldn’t know what to do. He could also wander off. Hallucinations and delusions are common. Medication may help. I would talk to his doctor.

    • Dio
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      Auditory hallucinations are very real to a PWD. Definitely talk to his doctor, the right medication will help.

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