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Lora, While I have no personal reports on family members, as an RN this was something that wasn't uncommon and it varied widely. Do google (or use your own favorite search engine) by typing in "vocalizations in dementia". You will find just a ton of examples, PDFs, articles, and even films to look at.

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My Mom hummed. I was told it got louder every day till they hadvto medicate her. Itvwas being caused by anxiety.
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My Aunt with advancing dementia would say or yell "help me". It was a phase and eventually passed, but not before it created an incident while I was at her bank with her... long story there....

If she's calling someone's name incessantly it could be shadowing, which is a common dementia behavior.

Meds can help your LO, as it could be an anxiety thing, or a "tic" as a side effect of a medication she may already be on.
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My mom used to repeatedly call my name, or ask "can you turn me over, please, please?", but that was really not what she wanted or needed. There was a dear little lady at mom's nursing home who constantly begged to be taken to the bathroom, anyone who watched staff ignore her must have thought they were very callous but I witnessed her saying it even as she was brought back from the bathroom. And another woman across the hall from mom would "sing" (really just a tonal vocalization without words) for hours at a time.
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