I noticed that as I go higher in my range, the pain gets bad. I have type 2 TN. Today i took out my guitar and sing an E above middle C ( im a guy, and this is not very high at all) in a Geroge Strait song, and now im suffering! My neuro surgeon said perhaps higher frequencies are triggering the pain. Any thoughts or similar experiences?
I don't sing much these days, but I have trouble even listening to music since I developed Type 2 TN. I have no idea why and none of my doctors have offered any thoughts on this but I always list music as a trigger. That is one of the most precious things that TN has stolen from my life.
yes it is higher frequencies causing the worst type of pain for me.It does not have to be a high note as I will hear the natural harmonics. I am a professional violinist and my career is at stake not to mention money to live on. When you hit a not e that is perfectly in tune it will actually riing with purity and that is the vibration you are hearing on certain notes.It does not need to be high.
I have no answers as to what to do.Am actively looking for them though.
yes...when I sing anymore, I sing alto instead of soprano...the higher notes REALLY trigger me as well...
Sorry you are experiencing this...this TN does take out so much of our lives...as Natalia said, when a certain tones hit 'just right'; whew - PAIN!...
I am, or should I say, was a singer, a soprano, and I rarely can sing anymore. Like Cris, I have tried to sing alto, but even that can be painful, mouth movement, vibrato etc.
Frustrated that our music is taken away...
I love to sing. I just can't do it like I used to. It is the mouth motion that triggers mine. If I talk a lot or laugh or sing, it is triggered. My voice has gone to crap since I can't do it like I used to. People point out that I don't laugh or talk or sing as much as I used to. "I never smile". It sucks.
I stopped singing opera and classical music because of this. I could sing when taking tegretol, but the cognitive issues made it difficult to learn the music by memory.
I am sorry that you are going through this -- but I do understand. I find that I can sing jazz music in a breathy, low energy style. It's new for me ...
I am a mezzo soprano with a rather wide range -- I think there are frequencies which cause the burn and sometimes the electric shocks -- I have both Type 1 and 2 from a head injury. I also think just the expression and movement of my face is a trigger. (Do this experiment -- do some light vocalizing on a neutral vowel ... I start to get a nice buzz around c3 and that stops me)
I also have a vibratory speaking voice -- I have learned to speak more gently. If I am speaking in public, I will get the burning sensation in my cheek and cheekbones, and sometimes behind my eyes. I think that might be just from facial movement (I do a lot of calling on my job, and by the end of the day it can be painful if I have missed an acupuncture session.)
I also used to play flute -- holding my lips properly is just about impossible after a few notes.
I think I might have to find another instrument. Maybe cello -- it's the closest to a mezzo soprano voice, I think. :)
I know I am responding to an old post, but if you are still on I have a theory why it’s hard. I have been working with a local chorus, and I find that a I cannot sit in on rehearsals. I think, if you have studied singing, you learned the concept of the “inner smile”. The muscles on the side of your head, above your ears, tend to contract a bit – pulling your ears up. And I think that is a trigger. It’s a reflex you would have developed if you were singing for a long time, particularly classical music. What do you think?
I am a musician as well and can no longer sing or listen to music with strong bass. Vibration sets off pain every time