hearing things
Imagining phantom sounds
Hearing things means perceiving sounds that aren't there—auditory hallucinations or imagined noises.
The phrase usually appears with a note of self-doubt: I could have sworn someone called my name, but I must be hearing things.
It can describe genuine hallucination or simply mistaken perception.
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
- clairaudienceParanormal auditory perception
- pareidoliaPerceiving patterns in randomness
- earAuditory organ
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
bump in the night · psychosis · ambient noise · delusion · tinnitus · ringing ears · schizophrenia · misophonia · white noise · sensory overload · divine messages · voices · inner voice · imaginary friends · reverberation · signal interference · ritual chants · selective attention
hearing thingssane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
lucid · clear-headed · of sound mind · sound mind · grounded
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