A strange question

[nutxo]

I work for a large company and as part of my job I visit several sections of our building a few times a day. I pass through one section and there is this guy who is hearing impaired. He apparently lost his hearing to an IED in Iraq.

Do you think people that lost their hearing in their late 20's hear in their dreams?

 

[disappoint]

Depends on the person. Even among non hearing impaired people some hear sounds and voices in their dreams, some don't. I think it's possible for someone who lost their hearing in their 20s to hear in their dreams.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

I would be more concerned with 'voices' he might be hearing in his dementia.

 

[boomerang]

I would be more concerned with 'voices' he might be hearing in his dementia.

Do you think they'd be similar to the voices you hear?

 

[BarkingGhostar]

I hope not. That would be too weird.

 

[cbrunny]

Well, that depends on what you mean by "hear" I think.

Do you mean:
1. In the dream they have functional hearing.

or

2. While dreaming there are "sounds" in the dream - as in the brain has interpreted that there should be sound not dissimilar from when people think.

 

[Thebobo]

Interesting I cant recall audio in my dreams, the graphics so overwhelm everything. I'll have to try and keep an ear out for it.

 

[deustroop]

Interesting I cant recall audio in my dreams, the graphics so overwhelm everything. I'll have to try and keep an ear out for it.

I can't hear in my dreams. The lady's legs are usually blocking the canals.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

I dream of flying, and I've never been able to do that. I dunno why you'd suddenly stop hearing in your dreams because you couldn't IRL anymore.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

This isn't something you need to guess about, science has plenty of data on the subject.

Generally people who could hear and lost the sense due to injury or illness retain the ability to hear in dreams because it's the ears that are broken, not the brain. The brain still remembers the sounds and can reproduce them subconsciously. Same with sight. People who were born blind don't see in their dreams, but people who lost sight later in life still remember what things look like and the brain adds visuals to dreams.