hear through the ringing

"ringing" means a ringing sound (a shrill reverberating sound)

What does hear through mean?

In this case it implies that an unwanted noise is obscuring your hearing. You try to "hear through" the unwanted noise in order to focus on the other sounds that you do want to hear.

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I assumed "the ringing in my ears" to tinnitus, which refers to "the perception of sound within the human ear ("ringing of the ears") when no external sound is present." (Wikipedia) In this sentence, the person is trying to ignore the tinnitus to focus on the real sound.

khoffI assumed "the ringing in my ears" to tinnitus, which refers to "the perception of sound within the human ear ("ringing of the ears") when no external sound is present."

Yes, I agree. Sorry, I should have mentioned that aspect.

What does 'hear through' mean?

contrapositionWhat does 'hear through' mean?

It still means what I said earlier. I just forgot to mention that the "ringing" is (probably) not a real external sound.

contraposition'hear through'

hear clearly while overcoming an obstacle which makes hearing difficult; to hear in spite of difficulties

This is not a phrasal verb, by the way.

to get through a snowstorm; to reach one's destination in spite of the difficulty of arriving in a snowstorm
to squeeze through a small opening; The mo