Question

Is hearing controlled by the somatic or autonomic nervous system?

Answer 1

The somatic nervous system also relates the organism with the environment through the reception of external stimuli, such as through the senses of vision, hearing , taste, and smell.

Explanation:

The somatic nervous system is that part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates body movement through control of skeletal (voluntary) muscles.
Ref.:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Somatic_nervous_system