The auditory system and the vocal control system do not function independently of each other. On the one hand, vocal output is directly influenced by auditory feedback; an example is the “Lombard” reflex. On the other hand, auditory perception is directly influenced by the vocal output. The middle-ear reflex is an example, in which the auditory input is attenuated by contraction of the middle ear muscles during self-produced sounds in order to protect the inner ear (Suga and Jen 1975). Damping of inner ear activation during one’s own vocalizations is also achieved via the action of the olivocochlear system (OCS) (Goldberg and Henson 1998).
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Hage, S.R., Jürgens, U., Ehret, G. (2007). The Olivocochlear System Takes Part in Audio-Vocal Interaction. In: Kollmeier, B., et al. Hearing – From Sensory Processing to Perception. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73009-5_21
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