A
system and method are provided for controlling the own-voice experience of a user who talks while an earpiece is mounted to occlude an ear of the user. A
vibration sensor is engaged with the user's head to sense vibrations formed by the user speaking and conducted by the user's head to the
vibration sensor. A
signal generator operates a speaker element, which is integrated with the earpiece, to generate sound
waves in the
ear canal of the user, based on the output
signal of the
vibration sensor. The
signal generator generates the sound
waves to at least partially cancel other sound
waves that are generated by at least part of said vibrations entering the
ear canal from surrounding bone and / or tissue. The
system and method counteracts the
occlusion effect and are applicable in connection with in-ear headsets, earphones, in-ear
headphones, in-ear monitors, circumaural
headphones, hearing aids, earplugs and
earmuffs.