I didn't realize there were several types:
Types of hallucinations
Hallucinations may affect your vision, sense of smell, taste, hearing, or bodily sensations.
Visual hallucinations
Visual hallucinations involve seeing things that aren’t there. The hallucinations may be of objects, visual patterns, people, or lights.
For example, you might see a person who’s not in the room or flashing lights that no one else can see.
Olfactory hallucinations
Olfactory hallucinations involve your sense of smell. You might smell an unpleasant odor when waking up in the middle of the night or feel that your body smells bad when it doesn’t.
This type of hallucination can also include scents you find enjoyable, like the smell of flowers.
Gustatory hallucinations
Gustatory hallucinations are similar to olfactory hallucinations, but they involve your sense of taste instead of smell.
These tastes are often strange or unpleasant. Gustatory hallucinations (often with a metallic taste) are a relatively common symptom for people with epilepsy.
Auditory hallucinations
Auditory hallucinations are among the most common type of hallucination. You might hear someone speaking to you or telling you to do certain things. The voice may be angry, neutral, or warm.
Other examples of this type of hallucination include hearing sounds, like someone walking in the attic or repeated clicking or tapping noises.
Tactile hallucinations
Tactile hallucinations involve the feeling of touch or movement in your body. For example, you might feel that bugs are crawling on your skin or that your internal organs are moving around. You might also feel the imagined touch of someone’s hands on your body.
Types of hallucinations
Hallucinations may affect your vision, sense of smell, taste, hearing, or bodily sensations.
Visual hallucinations
Visual hallucinations involve seeing things that aren’t there. The hallucinations may be of objects, visual patterns, people, or lights.
For example, you might see a person who’s not in the room or flashing lights that no one else can see.
Olfactory hallucinations
Olfactory hallucinations involve your sense of smell. You might smell an unpleasant odor when waking up in the middle of the night or feel that your body smells bad when it doesn’t.
This type of hallucination can also include scents you find enjoyable, like the smell of flowers.
Gustatory hallucinations
Gustatory hallucinations are similar to olfactory hallucinations, but they involve your sense of taste instead of smell.
These tastes are often strange or unpleasant. Gustatory hallucinations (often with a metallic taste) are a relatively common symptom for people with epilepsy.
Auditory hallucinations
Auditory hallucinations are among the most common type of hallucination. You might hear someone speaking to you or telling you to do certain things. The voice may be angry, neutral, or warm.
Other examples of this type of hallucination include hearing sounds, like someone walking in the attic or repeated clicking or tapping noises.
Tactile hallucinations
Tactile hallucinations involve the feeling of touch or movement in your body. For example, you might feel that bugs are crawling on your skin or that your internal organs are moving around. You might also feel the imagined touch of someone’s hands on your body.
