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Leila Jameel, Trial Co-ordinator and Research Therapist, Swinburne University of Technology

Hearing voices is common and can be distressing. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them

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Have you ever heard something that others cannot – such as your name being called? Hearing voices or other noises that aren’t there is very common. About 10% of people report experiencing auditory hallucinations at some point in their life.

The experience of hearing voices can be very different from person to person, and can change over time. They might be the voice of someone familiar or unknown. There might be many voices, or just one or two. They can be loud or quiet like a whisper.

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