<p>A hallucination is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception</a> and hallucinations can occur in different ways.</p>

<p>Visual hallucinations can occur with the eyes open or <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-cause-of-closed-eye-visual-hallucinations" rel="nofollow noreferrer">closed</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-eye_hallucination" rel="nofollow noreferrer">see also</a>).  Visual hallucinations can also occur with people who have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_release_hallucinations" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lost their sight</a></p>

<p>Just like visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations can also occur with the ears open or plugged.  To highlight the point, I suffer with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tinnitus</a> and I hear the noise with my ears plugged or open. Auditory hallucinations can also occur in people with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ear_syndrome" rel="nofollow noreferrer">hearing loss</a></p>

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<p>Can an auditory hallucination be true hallucination even if the person clàims that it doesnot reduces in volume when he plugs his ears. Similarly can a visual hallucination still be a true hallucination even when it doesn't disappear when person closes his eyes??</p>

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# Does a true hallucination need to go away while plugging one's ears?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-31)

Can an auditory hallucination be true hallucination even if the person clàims that it doesnot reduces in volume when he plugs his ears. Similarly can a visual hallucination still be a true hallucination even when it doesn't disappear when person closes his eyes??

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-02. Score: 3

A hallucination is [a perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination) and hallucinations can occur in different ways.

Visual hallucinations can occur with the eyes open or [closed](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-cause-of-closed-eye-visual-hallucinations) ([see also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-eye_hallucination)). Visual hallucinations can also occur with people who have [lost their sight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_release_hallucinations)

Just like visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations can also occur with the ears open or plugged. To highlight the point, I suffer with [tinnitus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus) and I hear the noise with my ears plugged or open. Auditory hallucinations can also occur in people with [hearing loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ear_syndrome)


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