Question 1

do people in coma hear you?

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Difficult question: Coma is a difficult behavioral state to define.  Most people think it is a sleep like state with lack of immediate reactions to stimuli.  There are states like that in which functional MRI studies have shown some brain activation to auditory stimuli, even though there seems to be no behavioral response.  The question cannot be settled in most cases.

Question 2

could people in comas hear or smell or feel?

Accepted Answer

Good question: In some cases, communication is possible, especially in so called akinetic mutism or locked in syndrome, but if coma is due to severe brain injury or frank brain death, doubtful that any reception of stimuli present.

Question 3

could someone in a coma hear?

Accepted Answer

No: if they can hear, it is not a coma.  Of course, there is that whole out of body argument.  Cannot comment on this.  No matter what any Physician tells you, we are not smart enough to know whether or not that is true yet.

Question 4

can a person in a coma hear you?

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Likely yes!: I can answer this from personal experience. I spent months in an ICU on a ventilator and i was in a coma for part of that time. I heard a lot more than anyone imagined!  believe me, i could write a soap opera. Always assume that someone in a coma can hear you. Talk to the person as if they can, and put your mouth close to their ear.  Don't let anyone make you feel silly for doing so!

Question 5

can a person in a coma hear everything ?

Accepted Answer

It depends: There are many forms of coma.  With light coma the patient can be aware and remember everything that occurs around him.  In deeper forms they may be aware but do not remember.  In very deep forms there is no awareness or memory.  It is very difficult for even highly trained observers to judge the level of coma.  No specfic test is definitive.  Assume they are aware until proven otherwise.

Question 6

can a person in a coma hear things at all?

Accepted Answer

No: Coma is usually defined as unconscious unresponsiveness.  During coma an individual cannot hear.
However during an acute or chronic vegetative state or minimally responsive state, during which patients may appear to be in coma, a patient may have memory of what is said.

Question 7

might it be that a a person in a coma hear what others are saying nearby?

Accepted Answer

Yes they can. : We used to think not, but after interviewing those patients who have awakened from their coma state, they clearly have some but not  total recall of some events.

Question 8

can a patient in coma hear?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Depends on why they are in the coma as to whether or not their hearing nerve pathways might be working.  Your doctors may or may not be able to tell you.  Certainly, it can't hurt to talk to a friend or loved one in a coma.  Best wishes.

Question 9

can you tell me if a person is in a coma, can they feel, smell, or hear?

Accepted Answer

Coma: Coma is a state of unconscious unresponsiveness.  A person in coma can not feel, smell or hear.  If a person is able to experience these sensations they are in a chronic vegetative state.

Question 10

do people in brain hemorrhage coma caused by hemorrhagic stroke can still feel us and hear other people speaking?

Accepted Answer

: They might or might not. Only his doctors can judge this; you'll need to ask them. Regardless of the cause (hemorrhagic stroke or any other), a lot more information is needed to judge what someone in a coma is experiencing, such as EEG, MRI, CT scan, and detailed neurological exam by an expert. Good luck to both you and the affected person:  I hope things go well.

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