Mom, 83, is hard of hearing. Recently she has started asking me if I hear the music. Today she asked me to come in the bathroom and see if I heard the hymn there. She does sometimes think I am calling her from another part of the house. Is this something I should be concerned about? She does not seem to have dementia, but has heart disease. She is not active at all. She keeps that TV on high volume, though!
Now what really does irritate me are the ear worms -- the lines of songs that get stuck in your mind and play all day. Those are supposed to indicate stress and will drive a person crazy. They aren't actually heard. They just play for hours in the mind.