# Randomly going deaf?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-going-deaf/25508>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [December 12, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-going-deaf/25508 "2020-12-12T18:44:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Wollwoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@Wollwoll](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wollwoll)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-going-deaf/25508/1 "2020-12-12T18:44:38Z")

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Hi everyone, so recently my characters have been going deaf while just walking down the road- there’s no indication of what caused it, I just get the “your ears start ringing!” message. There’s nothing nearby to explain it, so I’m guessing it’s a bug. Any help? Hopefully my character hasn’t been deafened for too long.

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**Author:** ![PALU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@PALU](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PALU)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-going-deaf/25508/2 "2020-12-12T19:30:32Z")

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There’s probably an explosion or weapon firing nearby, quite often below ground…

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-going-deaf/25508/3 "2020-12-12T19:30:33Z")

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It’s possible that there’s something underground going on… any loud noise nearby will cause going deaf.  
Collapsed towers and/or burning buildings nearby might also be an explanation…