Auditory Hallucinations Causes
Hallucinations involve sensing things while awake that appear to be real, but instead have been created by the mind.
Alternative Names
Sensory hallucinations
Considerations
Common hallucinations include:
- Feeling bodily sensations, such as a crawling feeling on the skin or the movement of internal organs
- Hearing sounds, such as music, footsteps, windows or doors banging
- Hearing voices when no one has spoken (the most common type of hallucination). These...
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