Can a mute person still be able to hear?

Question

I mean, if a person who can't talk still be able to listen to people's conversations or music and such.

Answer 1

Muteness in general has absolutely nothing to do with inability to hear. Muteness means the inability to speak and there are many reasons why people cannot speak that do not include deafness. People who are deaf are only mute if they have never heard any sound and/or have never attempted to try to communicate orally.

Answer 2

Yes someone who is mute can hear. The term mute means unable to speak.



I think you may be confused due to the original term for a deaf person. This term was deaf mute. This was because most people who were deaf were unable to talk especially if they lost their hearing before they first started talking.



In reality these words are two seperate things



Deaf- Can't hear

Mute- Can't speak - there are different levels though. Most people are able to make sounds but not always ones which are understandable as words. For instance they can scream, laugh, and make other sounds but if they try to form a word it will not be understood by the people around them.

Answer 3

I have a friend who is mute but not deaf.

He know sign language, but he can hear perfect.

I am deaf and he always let me know everything what people are saying , I have learned lot from him.

they think he is deaf but he is not.

He said lot of them are speaking evils against others.

Very sad.

Answer 4

Yeah a mute person just cant talk there is nothing wrong with their ears

Answer 5

Mute has nothing to do with hearing.

Answer 6

Being mute just means they can't talk. I



f they are deaf then they can't hear, hard-of-hearing has hearing loss. And not all deaf people are mute, and of course vice-versa.

Answer 7

yes some people who are mule can hear

it could just be the part of their brain that effect speech damage or voice box.

Some people with cerebral palsy can't speak because of lack of muscle control

Also some people with Autism can hear but can't speak.

Answer 8

of course they can just b-cuz they r mute doesnt mean they cant hear

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

Yes. They are separate processes.

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

Yes, otherwise they'd be deaf.

Answer 13

some can



those are usually by throat problems or psychological

Answer 14

yes

if he lost his voice after learning how to speak..if its a dissability frm birth.then no