Definition of hearing
Hearing is the physiological process of how the ears detects sound and transfers the sound to the brain. Hearing allows a person to perceive and interpret sounds.
Hearing is about processing the sound. Though simple to think about, only hearing a sound can have consequences.
What is sound?
Sounds are specific vibrations of air waves that allows a person to interpret the vibrations and turn the sound into information for the brain to process.
A person’s ears automatically take in these sound waves for their brain to process the sounds.
Why does a person hear?
Hearing sounds allows a person to react and process the information that the sounds can provide to a person. Though hearing is only perceiving and reacting to sound, to further understand the sounds a person needs to listen to the sounds. But listening isn’t always used despite it’s benefits, understanding why a person hears can allow you to differentiate between hearing and listening.