# Sound indicator to differentiate properly

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-indicator-to-differentiate-properly/10506>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-indicator-to-differentiate-properly/10506 "2015-09-10T16:27:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![glenmack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@glenmack](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/glenmack)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-indicator-to-differentiate-properly/10506/1 "2015-09-10T16:27:44Z")

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When wearing earplugs, The sound indicator reads “deaf!” Where it should read something like “noise cancelled” or “sound reduced”, it makes actual deafness distinguishable from the fact you forgot you were wearing earplugs.