Auditory hallucinations

Auditory hallucinations: Introduction

Hallucinations can affect any of the senses including sight (visual hallucinations), hearing sounds of voices (auditory hallucinations) or other senses (e.g. taste hallucinations). Hallucinations can occur from many causes, ranging from causes such as hallucinations from a high fever (esp. in children or the elderly), various types of drug use or intoxication, brain disorders (e.g. epilepsy), or from delusional disorders such as schizoprenia (and variants of these disorders). Many causes are possible and hallucinations of any kind need immediate professional medical assessment.

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Causes of Auditory hallucinations:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Auditory hallucinations. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Alcohol withdrawal
• Anticholinergics
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Acute psychosis (see Psychotic Behaviour)
• Dementia
• Delirium
• Depression
• Amphetamines
• Ketamine
• Narcolepsy
• more causes...»

See full list of 34 causes of Auditory hallucinations

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Auditory hallucinations: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Auditory hallucinations, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Auditory hallucinations and Hallucinations (28 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Mental problems (27 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Delusions (26 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Eye symptoms (19 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Behavioral symptoms (18 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Personality symptoms (17 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Vision changes (17 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Vision distortion (17 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Visual problems (17 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Digestive symptoms (16 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Movement symptoms (16 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Society problems (16 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Nerve symptoms (16 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Pain (16 causes)
• Auditory hallucinations and Sensations (16 causes)
• more...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Hallucinations (239 causes)
• Delusions (147 causes)
• Mental problems (2688 causes)
• Behavioral symptoms (3944 causes)
• Personality symptoms (3457 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Auditory hallucinations

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Auditory hallucinations:

• Hallucinations (239 causes)
• Delusions (147 causes)
• Paranoia (81 causes)
• Schizophrenia
• Hearing symptoms (929 causes)
• Mental illness
• Psychotic disorders
• Cocaine overdose
• Amphetamine overdose
• Antipsychotic drugs
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Auditory hallucinations

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Auditory hallucinations from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Auditory hallucinations. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Auditory hallucinations

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Auditory hallucinations: Self Assessment Tools

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Auditory hallucinations: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Auditory hallucinations: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Auditory hallucinations

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• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Auditory hallucinations: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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Misdiagnosis and Auditory hallucinations

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been overlooked throughout childhood. There...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help from their physician, rather than a...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis of eating disorders or symptoms of eating...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis of depression or ...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders ...read more »

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Auditory hallucinations: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Auditory hallucinations

Home medical tests possibly related to Auditory hallucinations:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Ear Infections: Home Testing:
  • Home Ear Infection Testing
  • Home Ear Tests
  • Home Hearing Testing
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Stories from Users for Auditory hallucinations

Real-life user stories relating to Auditory hallucinations:

• Hallucinations
• Hearing voices
• Hearing things and voices all the time?
• my son is hearing voices
• hallucinations
• Hallucinations
• help for paranoid delusions?
• woke up and had hallucination?
• Paranoid Delusions
• Hearing Voices
• Mom hearing sounds(voices)
• Hallucinations
• Auditory Hallucinations
• hallucinating
• difference between hearing voices and thoughts
• hearing voices was just put off to deafness
• Downs & Hallucinations

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Causes of Auditory hallucinations listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Auditory hallucinations as a symptom include:

• Schizophrenia
• Temporal lobe epilepsy
• more causes...»

See full list of 34 causes of Auditory hallucinations
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Drug interactions causing Auditory hallucinations:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Auditory hallucinations as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Metronidazole and Disulfiram interaction
• more interactions...»

See full list of 1 drug interactions causing Auditory hallucinations

Organs affected by Auditory hallucinations:

The list of organs typically affected by Auditory hallucinations may include, but is not limited to:

• Brain

Detailed list of causes of Auditory hallucinations

The list below shows some of the causes of Auditory hallucinations mentioned in various sources:

• Acute psychosis
• Alcohol withdrawal - sound hallucinations
• Amphetamines
• Anticholinergics
• Cathinone poisoning - auditory hallucinations
• Chemical poisoning - 5,-Methoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine - auditory hallucinations
• Chemical poisoning - Ether - auditory hallucinations
• more causes...»

See full list of 34 causes of Auditory hallucinations

How Common are these Causes of Auditory hallucinations?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Auditory hallucinations. Of the 34 causes of Auditory hallucinations that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 32 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 34 causes of Auditory hallucinations

Conditions listing symptoms: Auditory hallucinations:

The following list of conditions have 'Auditory hallucinations' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Auditory hallucinations Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Auditory hallucinations based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: