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I, for one, actually hear the voice. It's quite clear. Not loud like an actual voice but a "so loud I can't hear myself think" moment has never literally happened to me since the voice seems more like its on its own track, parallel to my actual hearing. I would never get it confused with actual sounds, though I can't really separate the hearing it to the making it to be sure of that.
That's interesting! Because I have definitely had "so loud I can't hear myself think" moments (even though I don't literally hear thoughts) - just two days ago, I had to ask somebody to stop talking for a while so that I could focus.
Being distracted is one thing - I mean literally not being able to hear my thoughts in the manner that I might not be able to hear what you said if a jet was taking off nearby. This was to emphasize that even though I perceive them as sounds there is 'something' different about them than sounds-from-ears that seems to prevent them from audibly mingling. Loud noises can still make me lose track of what I was thinking and break focus.
Hmm. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure to what extent it was just distraction and to what extent a literal inability to hear my thoughts. Could've been exclusively one, or parts of both.