Mishearing is when we think we've heard something correctly, but in fact we haven't. Since people who mishear believe they are hearing correctly it's normally impossible to know if we're mishearing ourselves. So our risk of mishearing increases the longer we go without having our hearing professionally checked.
No one likes to be the last to know about things that are socially embarrassing, and it can often very difficult to know if we are mishearing. But sometimes we get clues...
It's often impossible for someone to tell for themselves if they are mishearing. So it's very likely that you will notice before they do. How should you handle the situation?
Sound only exists if someone's there to hear it. So what happens if a sound falls outside of our hearing range? Does that sound still exist?
Mishearing is particularly difficult for relationships, because often the person who is mishearing isn't even aware it's happening. As far as they're concerned, everything is as they expect, until...
Sound is a stimulus that feeds the brain. The longer we continue to mishear, the more strain on the brain—and the greater our risk of fading away. So how do we prevent it?