Eli5: How can you “hear” sounds you’re thinking of in your head

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After reading a post about someone who got hearing aids and could hear for the first time, it made me wonder about if I had ever lost my hearing would i remember what stuff sounds like.

While I’m sitting here i can think of a sound i know, like chickens clucking, and can “hear it” in my head. Same with tap water going, etc.

How is it that I can “hear” these sounds very clearly in my mind by imagining them if I’m not actually hearing the sound physically?

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The same way you can imagine the color red without actual light hitting your eyes. It’s just your imagination.

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