Comments on: The mighty earworm http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mighty-earworm Asperger's Syndrome from the point of view of a self-diagnosed adult Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/#comment-624 James Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:24:40 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=666#comment-624 jonah, Thanks for the confirmation. My small non-scientific sample of comments is starting to suggest that perhaps earworms are quite prevalent amongst those with ASDs. More prevalent than the population at large? Who knows... My earworm is usually very background and not disturbing too. It;s only when I spot it that it becomes annoying - perhaps because I can't shift it. jonah,

Thanks for the confirmation. My small non-scientific sample of comments is starting to suggest that perhaps earworms are quite prevalent amongst those with ASDs. More prevalent than the population at large? Who knows…

My earworm is usually very background and not disturbing too. It;s only when I spot it that it becomes annoying – perhaps because I can’t shift it.

]]> By: jonah http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/#comment-592 jonah Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:55:57 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=666#comment-592 I suffer from "earworms" too! I haven't heard this term until now. I think I have one pretty constantly...I get earworm "medleys" going on in my head a lot, where 2 or 3 songs will combine into one. I usually don't mind them. I suffer from “earworms” too! I haven’t heard this term until now. I think I have one pretty constantly…I get earworm “medleys” going on in my head a lot, where 2 or 3 songs will combine into one. I usually don’t mind them.

]]> By: James http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/#comment-588 James Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:13:21 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=666#comment-588 Aha! You see, this is what I thought too - everyone gets earworms all the time, don't they? When <em>you</em> get them all the time, it's easy to extrapolate that everyone does. I'm sure that most people get them on occasion, but a lot of the time? I don't think so. But then again, that is extrapolation to a degree as well. :) Aha!

You see, this is what I thought too – everyone gets earworms all the time, don’t they? When you get them all the time, it’s easy to extrapolate that everyone does.

I’m sure that most people get them on occasion, but a lot of the time? I don’t think so. But then again, that is extrapolation to a degree as well. :)

]]> By: leica http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/#comment-587 leica Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:15:57 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=666#comment-587 I hate that term! Makes me think of earwigs which are just plain creepy. I get it all the time, but everyone does, no? The worst are pop songs, which seem to get stuck in my head for ages. Stuff I like does too, but I find actually listening the song a few times seems to shift it. Oddly, my latest is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUcwjcqstxc - an old old favourite of mine I hadn't listened to in years until it got stuck in my head. I hate that term! Makes me think of earwigs which are just plain creepy.

I get it all the time, but everyone does, no? The worst are pop songs, which seem to get stuck in my head for ages. Stuff I like does too, but I find actually listening the song a few times seems to shift it.

Oddly, my latest is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUcwjcqstxc – an old old favourite of mine I hadn’t listened to in years until it got stuck in my head.

]]> By: awildanimal http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/the-mighty-earworm/#comment-586 awildanimal Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:41:03 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=666#comment-586 Yeah I do, as mentioned here (http://awildanimal.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html ), but I didn't know they were called earworms. LOL. Yeah I do, as mentioned here (http://awildanimal.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html ), but I didn’t know they were called earworms. LOL.

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