I have worked for many years with human hearing and audio perception. In my opinion, the bone conduction hypothesis seems complete and correct. It means that you cannot ever hear your own voice as it sounds to others.
> Even with high-quality microphones and clean recordings
High quality microphones and clean recordings don't compensate for the bone conduction, though. What you'd really need to do is to place a contact microphone against the bone in your inner ear. And even then, the results would not be identical because the microphone will necessarily be placed differently than the
ossicles and other hearing-related ear structures.
Also, what we hear is hugely influenced by our expectations. When you speak, you know what noises you're intending to make and will interpret the sounds you hear accordingly.
I have worked for many years with human hearing and audio perception. In my opinion, the bone conduction hypothesis seems complete and correct. It means that you cannot ever hear your own voice as it sounds to others.
> Even with high-quality microphones and clean recordings
High quality microphones and clean recordings don't compensate for the bone conduction, though. What you'd really need to do is to place a contact microphone against the bone in your inner ear. And even then, the results would not be identical because the microphone will necessarily be placed differently than the ossicles and other hearing-related ear structures.
Also, what we hear is hugely influenced by our expectations. When you speak, you know what noises you're intending to make and will interpret the sounds you hear accordingly.
Your true voice is what others hear. Yours is imaginary.
I think this is the right answer. Do we know what we look like, how we behave, how we smell, how we sound - to other people?
O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
Robert Burns