

There are many significant factors that can cause hearing voices. Whilst negative voices that are affecting a person's well-being can require treatment, this is not always the case for positive voices and some people are able to live with them. Hearing voices is much more common than many people realise, and sometimes they have positive effects. It is important to recognize that not all voices are negative or as a result of mental disorder.

Hearing two or more voices arguing or fighting inside the head.Hearing voices that are supportive and helpful.Friendly voices that direct you to do things that are inappropriate.Scary voices that command you to attempt dangerous things or to control your behavior.Thoughts of hearing other persons’ thought or feeling as if other people might hear your thoughts.Feel of hearing voices outside, but soon recognize it as that heard from inside the ears.Constant occurrence of hearing voices inside the head.Hearing mild voices when falling asleep.Voice of someone calling their name when no one is around them.The types of voices heard can vary depending on the severity of the psychiatric condition in a person. The sound or voice a person hears may be frightening or pleasant. People with auditory hallucination tend to hear sounds they are familiar with and sometimes also hear unusual noises. These are nothing but illusions created by the brain.

Hallucination is the perception or sensation of voices that can be heard by a person when they are awake and gives the feeling of being real. The phenomenon of hearing voices inside the head, which others cannot, can be categorized as a common form of auditory hallucination.
