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Listening vs Hearing
Hearing is the act of perceiving sound and receiving sound waves or vibrations
through your ear. Listening is the act of hearing a sound and understanding
what you hear. Hearing is one of the five senses and it just happens all
the time – whether you like it or not – unless you have a hearing problem. But
if you listen, you are consciously choosing what you want to hear. You
concentrate on what you hear in order to understand the message. For
example, If I hear a baby crying out loud, I am using my sense of hearing, but
when I hear a baby cry because he is hungry, it is a form of listening because I
have attached a meaning to what I have heard.

Hearing is a skill where you use your ears only. It one of the five senses.
Listening uses different senses, like the sense of hearing, seeing, or sense of
touch. Listening is a skill that lets the sound you hear go through your brain to
process the meaning of it. Listening means also observing what you hear, like
the speaker’s behavior and body language, in order to better understand what
the speaker is talking about. Hearing is an involuntary act where you simply
receive vibrations through your ears.

Listening is a form of a communication technique  that lets you understand,

interpret and put meaning to what you hear. Listening can build a better
relationship with others, while hearing is just merely receiving sounds through
your ears.

Summary:

1.Hearing and Listening uses both your ears.

2.Hearing is receiving sound waves through your ears, while listening means
hearing and understanding what you’ve heard.
3.Hearing is part of the five senses, while listening is a choice to hear and
analyze what you hear.
4.Hearing is using your ears only, while listening is using your body’s other
senses.
5.Listening is observing other’s behavior that can add meaning to the message,
while hearing is simply receiving sound vibrations.
6.Listening can build better relationships with others, while hearing cannot.
7.Take good care of your ears; you cannot listen when you cannot hear.

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June 24, 2014 • 5:43 am

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 March 3, 2015 • 8:54 am

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September 19, 2016 • 2:03 am

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8. fani

September 28, 2016 • 10:17 am

so nice but l did not get you on your last point because l think one may listen
even if he or she does not hear. take for example someone can grasp the
meaning of the sign language[listening] even if he does not hear at
all.therefore listening does not always require hearing to take place
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December 19, 2018 • 1:08 am

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9. Mundet

September 29, 2016 • 6:46 am

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10. ngole

December 7, 2016 • 1:59 pm

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11. Linus

March 9, 2017 • 1:54 pm

iko sawa
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12. nalubega sophia

November 22, 2017 • 12:55 pm

Listening one has to be actively involved unlike hearing where one doesn’t
need to be involved
Listening requires feedback unlike hearing which doesn’t
Thanks
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13. nalubega sophia

November 22, 2017 • 12:57 pm

Listening requires attention unlike hearing.
Listening is voluntary whereas listening is involuntary
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14. abhishek soni

December 3, 2017 • 9:26 am

This is the best listening and hearing

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15. Usman

November 6, 2018 • 12:18 pm

A good effort is putted, being appreciated

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16. jeany hamis

December 7, 2018 • 5:07 am

good work I really appriciate,thank you so much

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17. Mahir

December 27, 2018 • 6:26 am

 On the other side,hearing(heard,heard)
(It’s not used in progressive tenses)
It’s the ability to be aware of sounds with yo ears.eg.
I can’t hear very well., She heard foot steps behind her,He could hear a dog
barking etc.
While Listening(listened), Is the ability to give attention n concentration to
somebody’s speech so that yu can easily get the meaning of what’s being
said.eg.
Listening to music,we don’t hear but we listen to music,listen to
somebody,listen to a radio,we don’t hear a radio,
Listening also is refered to as the ability to take notice of what sb says to yu so
that yu follow their piece of advice or believe them.eg
I listened to Maahir’s advise yesterday and felt relieved.
Yu can’t also listen without use of “to” eg I’m listening Obama’s speech=(very
wrong) but I’m listening to Obama’s speech=(very right).
NB-Yu can’t listen wen yo hearing is impaired.Therefore yu must be able to
hear then yu listen,the two match hand in hand with the other.
Hope this will sort yu out.
Regards.
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18. Sharif Ullah

May 3, 2019 • 6:55 am

Great job keep it up….

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19. Ayobami
 September 29, 2019 • 11:58 am

Wow! Thanks,really appreciate..

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20. frank sichone

December 14, 2019 • 10:13 am

Be blessed
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21. Elisha Ainea

January 2, 2020 • 7:32 am

be more blessed to you

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22. Kennedy muwowo

March 11, 2020 • 9:17 pm

Thank you for the job well done.

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23. Shittu mustapha

March 14, 2020 • 5:50 am

Listening is mind connection in order to interpret what someone said or

express the speaker point
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24. Chiamaka Gloria

April 20, 2020 • 5:45 am

More Grace
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