I have also heard things, much more clearl when it was right as I was going into oor was in an episode. Seen things also at the same times. I have heard different things about it; nowadays I believe that it is kind of accepted that we bipolars cn also see and hear things outside of episodes, but if the rest of our thinking is not disturbed and we can recognize the sounds and sights aren't real, then it's not considered schizoaffective. It's been many years since all one needed for a schizophrenia label was to hear or see things, thank God considering how society has dealt with people who fall into that category. Huggs!